Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990284200

The unhappy answer to all these questions is "Yes!" Mr. President. Long since that has come to pass. And I regard it as tragic. But nothing is going to change that. Nothing is going to alter the dimensions of the problem unless we have the courage to act. Many people tonight have said they have opposed prior legislation. I was among them. In 1983 I argued vociferously and unsuccessfully against the basic premise of this legislation. employer sanctions. I expressed great skepticism that employer sanctions in and of themselves would be sufficient to stop this massive flow of illegal immigration. I remain skeptical. But I will tell you.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PETE WILSON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
990284200
Paragraph
#1
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