Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090138998

It is the only home they know. They are assimilated and acculturated into American society. They are American in every sense except their technical legal status. And they have beaten the odds in their young lives. The high school dropout rate among undocumented immigrants is 50 percent. compared to 21 percent for legal immigrants and 11 percent for nativeborn Americans. These children have demonstrated the kind of determination and commitment that makes them successful students and points the way to the significant contributions they will make in their lives. These children are tomorrows doctors. nurses. teachers. policemen. firefighters. soldiers. and Senators.
Keywords matched
undocumented immigrants

Classification

Also mentioned
legal immigrants
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
RICHARD DURBIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
2006-05-24
Speech ID
1090138998
Paragraph
#5
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