Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990061273

Many people do not understand that Nicaragua and El Salvador are closer to many parts of the United Statesto parts of California and to parts of Texas. to many parts of the United Statesthan is Washington. DC. Many people fail to understand that as we deal with he tremendous problem of immigration. illegal immigration from South and Central America. there Is a tremendous land bridge that goes from the very tip of South America up into the innards of the United States. that it is a direct route. that it is fairly easy for people to cross the Rio Grande. that it is fairly easy for someone who really intends to do so to come into these United States if he or she wants to come back a second. a third. or a fourth time after getting caught. People should understand that the number of people from countries other than Mexico has increased substantially in the last decade. that we have people coming from Central and South America. and that unless the United States assists in establishing stability in that region of the world. and unless the United States assists in establishing governments to give some opportunity for expression of political decisionmaking. expression of economic rights. expression of religious rights in those countries. we will continue to have even larger numbers of people coming to the United States day after day. month after month. year after year. So it is very much in the interest of the United States that we assist in that region of the world. it is very much in the interest of the United States that we recognize the threat that communism poses in that area of the world.
Keywords matched
immigration illegal immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
mexican
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
DANIEL LUNGREN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1985-06-27
Speech ID
990061273
Paragraph
#0
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