Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000001031

More than 25 States are expected to act on bills in 1987 that will designate English as their official language. An analysis of the California vote shows that proposition 63 was approved by a strong bipartisan vote that crossed every ethnic and racial line. and its easy to understand why. Americans take considerable pride in their Nation. not just those born in the United States. but those who have immigrated here to start a new life and learn a new culture and language. They know that "opportunity" in their adopted nation is spelled in "English." They. like many nativeborn Americans. often feel like a stranger in their adopted country because of our confusing language policies. Mr.
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immigrated

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
STEVEN SYMMS
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ID
Gender
M
Date
1987-01-06
Speech ID
1000001031
Paragraph
#0
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