Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980217859

Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the requisite number of words. Mr. Chairman. peers. for heavens sake defeat this amendment and with it defeat the myth of the plotting. scheming immigrant. because he comes from the same whole cloth from which comes the plotting. scheming criminal. Almost everybody in this Chamber has at one time or another in his or her legislative life been confronted with the question of sanctions for criminal punishment. In New Mexico they give 10 years for first degree burglary and we only give 5 years here in Arizona. Conclusion: The thinking criminal of New Mexico commits burglaries in Arizona because he will only receive a 5year sentence. if found.
Identified stereotypes
Equating immigrants with criminals.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES MCNULTY
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AZ
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-19
Speech ID
980217859
Paragraph
#0
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