Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990132467

There are 14 cosponsors of the English language amendment. which we refer to as the ELA. This amendment was started early in this body by the distinguished Senator from California. Senator Hayakawa. and the Senator from Kentucky. Senator Huddleston. And as they said on numerous occasions. and as the other 14 sponsors of this amendment now have stated. we support the ELA because we seek to unify America and want all to understand that opportunity in America is spelled in English. In spite of our efforts. there are still critics who continue to label our actions as "racist" and as an attempt to rob immigrants of their cultural identity. But. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
STEVEN SYMMS
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ID
Gender
M
Date
1985-12-04
Speech ID
990132467
Paragraph
#0
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