Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090097366

Kendell. The Army wants somebody like you. But when he tried to get through Immigration. they said no. the fingerprints he had taken when he joined the military and even the fingerprints he sent into Immigration were not enough. Finally. when his mother called this 1800 Immigration numberyou try to call that numbershe got no help. It is like trying to make a call from the Superdome in the middle of Katrina. You are not going to get help going to get the right answer. His mother called that number. They told his mother that he had to return from Baghdad and go to Baltimore to get his fingerprints. His mother got on the phone again. because he cant call from Baghdadhe is being shot at. he is trying to defend himself and the troops of the United States of Americaso he was a little busy. couldnt afford to get a busy signal from Immigration. When his mother called and said. "My boy is in Baghdad." Immigration at the 800 number told her. there was nothing they could do. They didnt even know their own rules. They didnt know their own system. They didnt know their own laws. Immigration was wrong. They gave his mother the wrong information. So here is Kendell. still keeping in touch. still trying to do his job. trying to get his fingerprints taken to become a U.S. citizen.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
BARBARA MIKULSKI
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MD
Gender
F
Date
2005-12-13
Speech ID
1090097366
Paragraph
#2
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