Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050192258

Even with the added authority given to the Department of Labor in the newest compromise between Members of the Senate and the administration. there is no guarantee that our workers will be protected. The Department of Labor is only allowed to investigate and punish once there is a willful violation. What about other violations? I am simply not convinced that our American workers will be sufficiently protected. Fundamental fairness requires that we take a balanced approach when lifting the cap on H1B visas. We cannot raise the limit for foreign workers while providing no worker protections for Americans laid off from this very industry. There was a bipartisan measure in the House that could have passed.
Keywords matched
H1B visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATSY MINK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
HI
Gender
F
Date
1998-09-24
Speech ID
1050192258
Paragraph
#2
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