Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980227912

Mr. Speaker. the amnesty provisions in the immigration bill we passed are a sham and a slap in the face to millions of aliens who are obeying our immigration laws. The title of this bill. Immigration Reform and Control. is now a misnomer. It should be called the "immigration outofcontrol" bill. Action here in the House was exactly the opposite of what is needed to develop a workable immigration policy. Instead of heading in the direction of reform and control. many of the provisions provided less control but more amnesty. This House has undermined the rule of law by throwing up
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWIN BETHUNE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
AR
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-27
Speech ID
980227912
Paragraph
#0
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