Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040076905

But rather than enter into a reasonable discussion of this critical national issue. many demagogs have chosen their scapegoats and now seek to exploit the economic anxieties of millions of Americans. and that is why the headlines. and the talk shows and the blame game. The demagogs want Americans who are justifiably worried about a rapidly changing global economy to believe that the minorities are to blame for their economic woes. They want us to believe that welfare mothers are to blame for all of Americas troubles. That hardworking legal immigrants should be distrusted. And that all young AfricanAmerican males are potential criminals and thus incapable of contributing to the strength of America. This is shameless. this is nonsense.
Identified stereotypes
Legal immigrants are distrusted and African American males are potential criminals.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
African Americans
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
SHEILA JACKSON LEE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
F
Date
1995-06-19
Speech ID
1040076905
Paragraph
#0
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