Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990056850

Realistically. a legalization program which becomes a reality only at some time in the future. and then only when the following finding is made. and I quote. "[plrograms of the Federal Government are in effect. and have adequate resources. to control substantially illegal entry of aliens into the United States. to prevent and deter substantially violations of the terms of entry. and to eliminate substantially the employment of unauthorized aliens in the United States" (section 201(c)(3)). Is no program at all. The reason is. as Attorney General Smith stated. that without a legalization program. enforcement of employer sanctions would be aggravated. The reason he gave for this is that the continuation of this illegal population would "divert important resources of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at precisely the time when its enforcement priority should be effective implementation of employer sanctions" and therefore. Mr. Speaker. you cannot have effective sanctions until you have a legalization program and you cannot have a legalization program until you have effective sanctions.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM RICHARDSON
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NM
Gender
M
Date
1985-06-21
Speech ID
990056850
Paragraph
#3
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