Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040204682

It is an issue that reflect what is best in this country. what is the best in us as Americans. In fact. it would be hard to think of a better example of how unworkable this provision isthe one in the bill that we seek to correctthan a woman who joined me at a press conference yesterday. Two years ago. she fled Peru. She had been horribly treated and threatened by rebel guerrillas there. She came to this country without proper documents. She was able to convince an immigration judge after an opportunity for a fair hearing that she would suffer persecution if she returned home. Yesterday. I asked her to tell about her experience.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATRICK LEAHY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
VT
Gender
M
Date
1996-04-30
Speech ID
1040204682
Paragraph
#0
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