Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050050974

Once again. we discover another area where the Government has wasted their hardearned money. The fact that Freehold Borough property taxpayers had to pick up most of the bill for this Federal policy is simply wrong. Freehold Borough tried to get assistance and clarification from HUD before Issuing payment. but the answer from HUD was clear: All dislocated people. regardless of immigrant status. were to be paid relocation assistance. This has happened in other parts of the country as well. Additional questions raised by Freehold as to how this income would be reported and how the borough would document this expense was referred to the IRS: more bureaucracy. more red tape. no help. and more waste of the taxpayers money. As the grandson of legal immigrants. I understand the importance of diversity and supporting legal immigration. However. I cannot support measures that encourage illegal immigration. What does a potential illegal immigrant think when he or she hears of stories like this? We should not reward people who break the law. Support this legislation.
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Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
MICHAEL PAPPAS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
1997-07-08
Speech ID
1050050974
Paragraph
#0
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