Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040192404

But I also know they will not go home. The 25 percent of the wages that would be withheld from these individuals is probably less than what they would pay to a coyote to come across the border today. So to think that we are somehow going to be remedying the problem of illegal immigration by bringing in a quarter of a million desperate agricultural workers a year is absolutely ludicrous. Those who would say with a straight face that we are doing something about illegal immigration in a bill that contains the Pombo amendment should have red faces indeed. I urge everyone to oppose the amendment.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
ZOE LOFGREN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
F
Date
1996-03-21
Speech ID
1040192404
Paragraph
#1
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