Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990284175

But let me say that I believe the magnetism of America is so great that if there were any doubt about the fact that there would not be another blanket amnesty provision in the future. we would literally be overrun by millions of people. many of whom would not be coming here to work but in some cases would be coming here hoping to hold on until they could qualify for public benefits. Let me say that we have room for people who want to work. And I want to make it clear. I know each of us in our own States run into people who say let us slam the door of the country. Let us close the borders. I want to close the door to illegal aliens. I want to close the door to illegal immigration. And employer sanctions are a necessary and indispensable part of that. It has taken me a while to come to that conclusion. but I have come to that conclusion with absolute certainty.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration illegal aliens

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
PHIL GRAMM
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
990284175
Paragraph
#0
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