Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040166901

It surely does not serve us well now. And if you still do not believe it. then here is a figure for you. There are 40.000 people in the former Soviet Union who have been designated as refugees. presumed to be so under the Lautenberg amendment. who have not come yet. They are still there. They are "arranging things." They have been there for 6 months or a year or longer because they are still searching for the best deal for themselves to stay. or to come as a refugee. How do you come in a way where the Federal Government of the United States pays you the most money to get you here. But. ladies and gentlemen. you cannot be a refugee and then hang around in your country. A refugee is a refugee is a refugee. It means a person fleeing persecution. and it means immediate fear. It does not mean you wait around to decide whether to go to southern California at your pleasure. That is not a refugee. And if Americans cannot understand that. we will have more such Proposition 187s and all that goes with it. Mr.
Keywords matched
refugees refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ALAN SIMPSON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WY
Gender
M
Date
1995-12-14
Speech ID
1040166901
Paragraph
#2
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