Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990278970

I think that we may have sewed the shin bone to the elbow. Unlike past Congresses. when this issue was deliberated to death. in this Congress we have brought it to life largely by avoiding deliberation. I say this not as a criticism. for I sincerely believe this is a necessary bill. and overall a good one. It is merely a statement of fact. Members should not heave a sigh of relief and believe they have solved the problems of immigration. legal and illegal. nor that this is a perfect bill. I think we will have to revisit these issues soon. The discrimination provisions. which I believe are important. are structurally unsound.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES JEFFORDS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
VT
Gender
M
Date
1986-10-17
Speech ID
990278970
Paragraph
#0
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