Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090079280

I spent most of my life enforcing the law. I know firsthand the cost of having laws on the books that are not enforced. To make law. whether it is on the State level or the Federal level. and then wink and ignore those who break the law is to live a lie. A government that tolerates law breaking surrenders its integrity. it surrenders its credibility. and it surrenders its selfrespect. And right now. Mr. Speaker. Americas immigration laws are not working. They are not even enforced. We must secure the borders and reduce the number of people residing in the Nation illegally.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
TED POE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2005-10-19
Speech ID
1090079280
Paragraph
#0
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