Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040254294

I rise in opposition to this misleading Englishonly bill. Everyone knows English is indeed our official language. According to the 1990 census. 97 percent of all people in this country speak English well. Immigrants do not resist learning English. Most immigrants are proud to learn English and proud to speak English. This bill is but another divisive. meanspirited initiative that does nothing to improve the ability of all of us in this diverse society to live and work together. How dare any law deny an elected official the right to communicate with their constituents in any language other than English?
Keywords matched
immigrants Immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
MAXINE WATERS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
F
Date
1996-08-01
Speech ID
1040254294
Paragraph
#0
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