Session #106 · 1999–2001

Speech #1060008371

They must reach out. Most of all. we cannot be intimidated. I am ranking member on the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary. and for too long we have not recognized the value of ensuring that we have the right information. that we do not characterize by a negative something that is positive. I will not characterize immigration as a negative. because we are a country of immigrants. but we are a country of laws. I will not characterize census taking as a negative because it may intrude upon someones privacy. but I will balance the privacy with the need to count people. the need to be accurate. the need to use statistical methodology. the need to be diverse. and to ensure that I do not unempower those in the State of Texas and in this Nation. With that.
Keywords matched
immigration immigrants Immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
SHEILA JACKSON LEE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
F
Date
1999-03-04
Speech ID
1060008371
Paragraph
#0
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