Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050119763

Mr. Chairman. what everybody ought to focus on is that in this bill is the mechanism to move its from this vlma refusal rate procest. which is Irrational. to a visa overstay process. which Is a rational basis for determining whether a country ought to participate in the Visa Waiver Program. Because once these people get into the country. If they do not go home. then I got real bent out of shape about that. When the time comes. they ought to be required to go home. And the visa overstay Information would allow u4 in measure that and got to a rational basis. Right now. we have no rationa basIs. So I do not have any prohlem whatsnever from moving tile threshoid from two out of itm to three out of 100. because I know tha. tbere are some countries that are being denied 50 out of 100 on no rational basis whatsoever. in some cases. 75 out of 100 on no rational basis whatsoever. We ought to support this amendment. piss this bill. Iet Im get ).ha visa overstay information we nmid to implement a rational Visa Pilot Program. and we will all be a lot happier. People throughout the world will be a lot happier because we will have a rational basis for having a program.
Keywords matched
visa Visa

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
MELVIN WATT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NC
Gender
M
Date
1998-03-24
Speech ID
1050119763
Paragraph
#0
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