Session #103 · 1993–95

Speech #1030012602

More importantly. it could also cost lives. Mr. Speaker. I am the son of two Greek immigrants who were proud to come over to the United States on any basis or condition. My parents and the immigrants of their generation accepted the fact that certain rules and regulations were necessary to protect our country. The immigration rules were simpleif you had a communicable disease. such as tuberculosis. you were not allowed to enter this country. Indeed. for decades. our country has maintained policies prohibiting people coming into this country carrying contagious. infectious diseases. Perhaps this rule caused hardship. but it was fair.
Keywords matched
immigrants immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
MICHAEL BILIRAKIS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
1993-03-11
Speech ID
1030012602
Paragraph
#1
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