Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980219366

Chairman. I strongly support the McCollum amendment. I believe we must strike from the bill legalization for the millions of illegal aliens presently within this country. While I fully appreciate the difficulties involved in deporting illegals. amnesty is not the answer and I cannot support language in the bill which. in effect. rewards those who have managed to evade the law for 2 years. The bill is unfair both to immigrants and to taxpayers. Many immigrant applicants have been waiting years for citizenship. They have complied with the law and yet. under this bill. we would punish those who have followed the requirements and given resident status to those who did not. Furthermore.
Keywords matched
immigrant immigrants deporting illegal aliens

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
MARILYN LLOYD
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TN
Gender
F
Date
1984-06-20
Speech ID
980219366
Paragraph
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