Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050097122

Detained. Victimized. but Mobilized. it stated its profound concerns about them. observing. and I quote. "Testimonies have indicated that officials have resorted to physical coercion resulting in torture or cruel. inhuman and degrading treatment when faced with this pressure. Family planning cadres continue to be disciplined and fired for failing to keep to birth quotas." I am aware that some have concerns about how we can assure compliance with this legislations requirement that visas be denied to individuals involved with these nefarious practices. While I would expect that a determined effort would be made to identify persons involved in such acts prior to the issuance of visas. I recognize that enforcement will not be easy in every instance. I would state that what is most important is that we provide both a strong condemnation of these practices. which this bill does. and a mechanism for taking action against those responsible for them when information about their activities comes to light.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
TILLIE FOWLER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
F
Date
1997-11-06
Speech ID
1050097122
Paragraph
#1
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