Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000149254

What the mercy of the Communists will be we do not know. I guess if I were in that sort of a fix I would not want to throw myself on the mercy of Daniel Ortega and his associates but some will do so. Many. probably most. will be refugees and some will apply for permission to come to this country and no doubt. as it was with refugees from Southeast Asia. it will be the role of the United States to be generous about granting political asylum. and correctly so. The political asylum for those who have stood and fought for the cause of freedom in Central America. while it may be worthy and Justified. is by no means a substitute for helping. As Mr.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
CO
Gender
M
Date
1988-02-16
Speech ID
1000149254
Paragraph
#1
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