Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990016140

And American people have none. They have been sold out. The American worker has been pitted against every peon. every coolie whether it is now in manufactured goods or agriculture. I hear the laments now of the representatives. my distinguished colleagues that come from what is now known as the "rust belt." That great. great arsenal of democracy during the war which today. and I think it is unfortunate. but an apt phrase is "rusting"or whether it is the producing fields that give us bounty. but which we continue the way we are. my colleagues. we will in America be witnessing food riots. As a matter of fact. when I hear the lamentations from my colleagues as I did a few weeks ago. about the plight of the farmerbut which the people in power in the executive branch. looking at it as coldhearted geopoliticians. not unlike Hitlers. not in the unlike at all. and in a publication in New York right before the issue was drawn on the special emergency aid to the farmers. a highly placed official. unnamed in the article. but in confidentiality with the reporter writing it said: "Well. after all. that represents only 2 percent." Two percent.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are described as 'peons' and 'coolies' who are taking jobs from American workers.
Keywords matched
coolie

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY GONZALEZ
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1985-03-27
Speech ID
990016140
Paragraph
#0
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