Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980219581

Unless we get control of our borders now. our population will almost double in the next 65 years. The plain fact is. we do not have an infinite capacity to absorb these people. The amnesty contained in this bill creates a powerful additional pull factor that will only encourage greater illegal immigration to the United States. Anyone who is at all familiar with immigration. both legal and illegal. will tell you that for a modest amount of a few hundred dollars an immigrant can obtain forged documents showing he came over on the Mayflower. There is a large number of counterfeiters who are already prepared to provide all the documents an illegal immigrant needs to establish his eligibility for legalization. such as: Rent receipts. drivers license. birth certificate. and Social Security card. And the counterfeiters will get that fee. They are getting it now. The old adage that "you cant put a price on freedom" may be true. but not at our borders. We ourselves will create a tidal wave of new illegal immigrants that will make our current immigration problems seem modest by comparison. Imagine our grandchildren living in a nation of onehalf billion people. How could we possibly preserve our environment. natural resources. farmland and economic well being under such circumstances?
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that immigrants will easily obtain forged documents.
Keywords matched
immigrant illegal immigrants immigration illegal immigrant illegal immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES SCHEUER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-20
Speech ID
980219581
Paragraph
#5
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