Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040253662

But they would not. as children. have been eligible for nutrition programs or even temporary benefits if their parents fell on hard times. They are future citizens trying to make it in this country. When they grow up. they become American citizens. Yet this bill repays them by banning them from assistance if they need any help. Perhaps the cruelest provision in this bill is the ban on assistance under Medicaid for legal immigrants giving birth. Their children being born are American citizens. This outrageous provision means that these American citizen babies will not get the care. attention. and healthy start in life that other American children receive.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWARD KENNEDY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1996-08-01
Speech ID
1040253662
Paragraph
#2
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