Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040127277

Our policy should keep the pressure on him. But I think the policy of isolation is a risky policy. and the reason it is risky is because the more pressure you apply. the more desperate you make the Cuban people. the more likely they will turn to violence. and that is what we do not want there. So that policy of isolation. of squeezing the Cuban people increases the risk of a violent explosion in Cuba and the massive exodus of refugees. and that. of course. is our most important concern because the primary threat today from Cuba is not an invasion from Cuba. It is not an export of revolution from Cuba. The primary threat to the United States from Cuba today is what you in south Florida have suffered so greatly from. and that is trying to assimilate a massive number of refugees. I believe the issues in this debate are very. very clear. This bill increases the isolation of Cuba.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
LEE HAMILTON
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IN
Gender
M
Date
1995-09-21
Speech ID
1040127277
Paragraph
#0
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