Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100081856

But under current law that small businessman can be sued by the Federal Government for refusing to hire or in some cases firing a person who cannot communicate in English. As ridiculous as this sounds. it is true. That is why today I will offer a commonsense amendment to the CommerceJusticeState approps bill that will close the ridiculous loophole and offer some protection to the businesses that drive our economy and employ our citizens. I urge all of my colleagues to join this effort to protect our momandpop businesses. not because it is a hard line against illegal immigration. but because it is the right thing to do.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
MARSHA BLACKBURN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TN
Gender
F
Date
2007-07-26
Speech ID
1100081856
Paragraph
#1
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