Session #103 · 1993–95

Speech #1030124724

I grew up in the coal fields where we had Polish. Czechoslovakian. Hungarian. English. Scotsmen. Irishmen. They worked on the railroads. They worked in the coal mines. They worked in the factories. They have helped to build this great country. But we cannot continue to absorb the levels of immigrants that we have experienced over the past few years. In a time of global political uncertainty and economic turmoil. the stability and relative prosperity of the United States become an irresistible magnet for those less welloff then ourselves. At time in our history. America gladly welcomed all those who sought refuge here. but that time is in the past.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Polish Czechoslovakian Hungarian English Scotsmen Irishmen
Sentiment
Mixed
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT BYRD
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
1993-11-22
Speech ID
1030124724
Paragraph
#3
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