Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040192687

Mr. Speaker. Congress Is In the midst of a long and protracted debate on how to reform our Nations immigration laws. Many of my colleagues have endorsed the idea of sharply reducing the number of legal immigrants to this country as part of this overhaul of our Immigration policies. I believe that any Member who reads this article will have to seriously question and ultimately reject that proposal. We are a nation of Immigrants. Immigrants have built this country into the economic powerhouse of the Western World. Indian Americans are one of our countrys most visible success stodes. As Joel Kotkin. a senior fellow at Pepperdine University. stated In the article. "These Indians are modem Horatio Algers." Mr.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigrants Immigrants immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Indian Americans
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
1996-03-21
Speech ID
1040192687
Paragraph
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