Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980217697

And I pose this question to my colleagues. "Is Congress prepared to take a stand against those who deliberately violate our laws?" Those who prey upon our sense of sympathy and humaneness? Or. are we going to resist the temptation to let our borders disintegrate and all semblance of control disappear? The crash amnesty program in the House bill is far too generous and undermines our legal system. Why do we feel we owe automatic privileges to those millions of people who blantantly break our immigration laws? I say we should restore some respect and discipline to the legalization process. Therefore I support the gentleman from Californias amendment and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS LEWIS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-19
Speech ID
980217697
Paragraph
#1
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