Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090099922

But we are all Americans now. and we should be united around the concept of security. But we should not be united around the concept of divisiveness. So when you poll Americans or ask constituents in the district. they again want comprehensive immigration reform because so many of them. short of our Native Americans. can track their history from places away from this soil. So I would ask my good friends why they would put a rule in that does not bring the diversity of this Congress. .four Democratic amendments as opposed to a wide diversity of Issues. Why. for example. do they insist on forcing local governments into utilizing hardpressed resources for doing the Federal Governments work. immigration work? That is our work to do. Why do they insist on forcing law enforcement to take precious resources away from protecting children and going after bank robbers and making sure the crime statistics go down by arresting hotel maids in hotels?
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Native Americans
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SHEILA JACKSON LEE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
F
Date
2005-12-16
Speech ID
1090099922
Paragraph
#0
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