Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980219270

And it is just as difficult for me to disagree. really. with the gentleman from Florida. who offers the amendment. as it is for me to agree with him. I have had great difficulty with the legalization proposed and I am sure I have vacillated during the committee debates one way and the other on it. The great faults with the legalization. as I see it. are those enumerated by the gentleman from Florida. namely. it is very unfair to those who have waited in line for visas in other countries. who have relatives here and who have abided by our laws. whereas this legalization provision. in effect. favors those who took the law in their own hands and violated it. Second. we have no idea with how many people we are dealing. And if something like 8 or 10 million people come forward.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
HAROLD SAWYER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MI
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-20
Speech ID
980219270
Paragraph
#0
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