Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000056788

During a routine check on a vehicle entering the United States from British Columbia. Mr. Ward was slain. Hardworking and dedicated. Mr. Ward had worked 8 years with the Customs Service. Before that he worked with the Border Patrol of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. and he also served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Wards death marks the 31st time a U.S. Customs Officer has been killed in the line of duty. In the wake of immigration reform and control. his death reminds us all of the tremendous responsibility we have put in the hands of U.S. Customs officers. Called upon to make increasingly more arrests.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration immigration Border Patrol

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
BROCKMAN ADAMS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
1987-06-17
Speech ID
1000056788
Paragraph
#0
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