Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990068778

It is important because it is a piece of legislation that will help protect Americans from the most insidious type of crimes. those motivated by a hated of a person because of race. religious. or ethnic background. The type of crime this legislation is designed to protect violates all of our countrys most fundamental rights and liberties. and leaves a stain on our Constitution and the reputation that this country has of protecting all of its citizens. In real terms. these hate crimes leave most of us shocked and bewildered that something like this can happen in America. for America likes to believe that it it has turned the page of history on church burnings and lynch mobs: that this country does not tolerate the vandalizing of synagogues and the harassment of the recent immigrant. Unfortunately. this is not the case. These crimes do occur.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
NORMAN MINETA
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1985-07-17
Speech ID
990068778
Paragraph
#0
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