Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090129172

As they had no transportation. they had to walk. But they told me they were happy to do so for the simple chance to come into the United States. Many legal immigrants have to wait 5. 10. sometimes 15 years before they get their final approval to immigrate. To allow those who bypassed all the rules and snuck into the U.S. amnesty and a path to citizenship is an egregious slap in the face to all those immigrants who sacrificed to respect our laws and enter legally. My colleagues. we are a nation of immigrants. Immigrants have vitalized our society. brought new life to our democracy and strengthened our communities simply by their contributions. However. we are also a nation of laws. and those whose first action is to willfully break them should be held accountable. not given preferential treatment.
Keywords matched
immigrants Immigrants immigrate

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
immigrants
Sentiment
Mixed
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
CLIFFORD STEARNS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
2006-05-09
Speech ID
1090129172
Paragraph
#1
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