Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050139645

I believe it would behoove us to make sure that the technology sector continues to exist in the United States of America. Some of my colleagues seem to view this bill too narrowly. They view it as an immigration issue and an immigration issue alone. My colleagues are not to be blamed for wanting to make certain that Government policies respect the needs and interests of American workers. This legislation. however. does not threaten American workers in any way. No one is being replaced. We are not dealing with a situation in which legal immigrants are coming to the United States to compete with lowincome. nativeborn workers or. worse yet. coming to live off the Federal dole. That is not the situation here. The shortage of workers in this industry is well documented.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are coming to compete with low-income workers and live off federal assistance.
Keywords matched
immigrants immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN ASHCROFT
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
1998-05-13
Speech ID
1050139645
Paragraph
#0
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