Session #113 · 2013–15

Speech #1130115812

Some of them are the valedictorians and salutatorians of our schools and colleges and universities. It is an opportunity to ensure they can be productive members of our society. with no guaranteewith no guaranteeas it relates to their ultimate status. I hope the immigrant community in this countryI hope the Hispanic community in this country. I hope the Asian and Indian communities in this country. I hope the Eastern European community in this country. all who are rightly concerned about comprehensive immigration reformare listening to this debate. because as disappointed as some may be about the President saying: Well. we cannot move forward at this time until we get it right because of the politics that have been generated by the undocumented children along the borderas disappointed as some may be with the Presidentlisten to what we will get if. in fact. this November there is a change of who ultimately has the majority in this Chamber. This is what we will get: We will get what we got in the House of Representatives. which is over a year of not casting one vote for their own vision of immigration reform. And every vote they have cast has been antiimmigrant at the end of the day. For all of those reasons. I have to object to the unanimous consent request.
Keywords matched
antiimmigrant immigration immigrant undocumented

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Hispanic community Asian community Indian communities Eastern European community
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT MENENDEZ
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
2014-09-10
Speech ID
1130115812
Paragraph
#1
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