Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040269096

This is how absurd it is. Somebody jumps the fence at the border and breaks their ankle. The immigration people call the local ambulance service that serves the working class community. And this is not rich neighborhoods. these are working class neighborhoods. they need these services. But those services are being used to transport somebody to the hospital in a working class hospital. not a wealthy neighborhood hospital. and that that hospital then provides the service for free because we mandate they get it for free. and then when immigration officers are called to come pick up these individuals. Immigration does not come pick them up. because then they would have to pay the bill. The Federal Government would have to pay for the expense of somebody who got injured jumping a Federal fence because they are illegally in this country. And so the Federal Government is a deadbeat dad that walks away from it. and who ends up doing without because of it? Well. it is not the rich white people in the wealthiest neighborhoods. it is the poor and the needy. the people in this House and people in the White House say they care about. But this President would deny the fact that this Federal Government would finally start reimbursing those poor hospitals that are being impacted so severely. One case. one case that is reported to be where an immigration truck had hit a person. could not be proven. was over a million dollars that came out of the hospital that serves the poor of San Diego County. And let me tell you right now I will send you the report that hospital is on the brink of bankruptcy because it is constantly being required to carry a burden. And there are a lot of burdens. but one of them that is absolutely unforgivable is the Federal Government playing the deadbeat dad and dumping this on the people.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
BRIAN BILBRAY
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1996-09-26
Speech ID
1040269096
Paragraph
#0
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