Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100052894

It Is not a value. That is what this bill does. Let me tell you what family values have meant to this country. Here on the chart are names of Americans who had immigrant parents. A lot of them probably could not have come to this country under the bill as proposed. Look at what their offspring have provided for this country. A gentleman known as General Petraeus happens to be leading our efforts in Iraq. He is our big hope to turn it around. He had immigrant parents. Thomas Edison. from my home State of New Jersey. Menlo Park. invented electricity.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Family values Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT MENENDEZ
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
2007-06-05
Speech ID
1100052894
Paragraph
#4
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