Session #101 · 1989–91

Speech #1010042890

I can assure my colleagues that nothing will happen because we built in the numbers to assure that nothing would happen. Then the report will come out. and that is what all of us are interested in finding. Immigration levels should not be allowed to just increase based on demand from abroad for visas In any particular category. That is not what the national interest is. Very unfortunately. in my mind. the HatchDeConcini amendment would return us to a system that is not controlled by the President nor the Congress. It would allow continued growth in our immigration system without approval by the American publics elected representatives. And. I tell you. it severely undercuts the principle of a national level of immigration. and I strongly oppose the amendment. I do not know how far we could go if this amendment became part of the package. I do not say that in an attitude of petulance.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ALAN SIMPSON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WY
Gender
M
Date
1989-07-11
Speech ID
1010042890
Paragraph
#7
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