Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100166131

Speaker. and we can debate about the right way to bring legislation through so that we have an opportunity to perfect that legislation. But I think the bottom line is theres a consequence to this that weighs poorly for the Iraqi people in general. And that is if this legislation is technically corrected today. if this legislation passes and receives the signature of the President and becomes law. perhaps 125.000 Iraqis. perhaps more. can come to the United States under a standard thats looser than the refugee standard that the Secretary of State has to uphold today. and a Nation of about 26 or 27 million people could lose 125.000 of its best citizens and its best people. The allies of the United States of America and coalition forces. the people who believe the most in freedom. those who stepped up and did put their lives on the line. those that will be the vitality to rebuild a country thats emerging from the surge and continuing day by day. and the numbers and the data that we are looking at look more and more optimistic. they need good people. Its people that are policy.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
STEVE KING
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
2008-05-21
Speech ID
1100166131
Paragraph
#1
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