Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050185565

It is my sincere belief that this bill represents an attempt by extremists in the Republican party to revive the "English Only" debate. Proponents of this backwards movement wish to destroy and handicap the very thing that makes America wonderful. her diversity. I do not dispute that the mastery of the English language is an important component of attaining success in America. However. I can testify to that fact that most nonEnglish speaking immigrants desperately want to learn English. As a matter of fact. the nonEnglish speaking constituents of my district work tirelessly by day and night in schools and community centers trying to leam English. And to the merits of this bill.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
MAJOR OWENS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
1998-09-10
Speech ID
1050185565
Paragraph
#1
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