Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980214618

Where this figure came from. I certainly do not know. I must admit as one who has followed this problem of immigration for 36 years. I have yet to be able toexcept for the fact that we have had ceilings of 400.000. 450.000. which were. and I must say honestly. and in no way detracting from the ability of this Congress to act with some wisdom. those figures were plucked out of the air. They were not given due consideration. But the legal preference system that we have been working on since 1965. which was improved upon in 1975 and 1976 when we went to the Western Hemisphere System. all of those beening well designed. projected. All I am saying is that we should not address this subject of legal immigration while we are not able yet to address illegal immigration.
Keywords matched
immigration illegal immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PETER RODINO
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-14
Speech ID
980214618
Paragraph
#0
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