Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100055709

These are people who showed they have nothing but contempt for our laws. for restoring the rule of law. and I just cannot imagine why any Member of the Senate would vote to give these individuals a path to legal residence and a path to potentially American citizenship. If we are going to regain that lost credibilityand I think this is really where the rubber meets the road because. frankly. people across this country dont really believe we are serious about making this work. They are used to a history of being overpromised and undersold when it comes to fixing our broken immigration system. But I believe there is going to be a high price to pay for those of us who are still around in the coming years if. in fact. we pass this law knowing that it has these huge. gaping loopholes that excuse unlawful conduct. which is basically thumbing their noses at the rule of law. If we are not serious about making sure people who go through background checks are actually not criminals or terrorists. if we are not serious about making this work. there is going to be a high price to pay for those who support this legislation only in the coming years to find that it was another scam pulled on the American people.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Criminal Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN CORNYN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2007-06-11
Speech ID
1100055709
Paragraph
#3
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