Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000080195

Mr. Speaker. the answer to the question just asked as to why we are treating El Salvador and Nicaragua the same is that for these purposes there is a great deal of similarity. This is not a bill which says you are getting asylum or refugee status because your human rights are in danger from your government. This is a recognition that there is turmoil and violence in your home country. As a matter of fact. the equivalence happens to be not which government is or is not more democratic. but what is going on inside the country in terms of violence.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Also mentioned
El Salvador Nicaragua
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
BARNEY FRANK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1987-07-29
Speech ID
1000080195
Paragraph
#0
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