Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140029995

Mr. Speaker. a recent poll shows that a great majority of the American people continue to oppose President Obamas immigration policies. The new Rasmussen Reports national survey found that 77 percent of likely voters view illegal immigration as a serious problem in America today. Just 19 percent do not. Most voters. 63 percent. believe that controlling our borders is more important than providing a legal status to those already in the country illegally. This is the highest level of support for border security since 2011. And almost threefifths of voters think that a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants will just encourage more unlawful immigration. Just onequarter disagree. As in prior polls. Mr. Speaker. a strong majority of voters. 62 percent. feel that the United States is not aggressive enough in deporting illegal immigrants. A similar percentage of voters want to use our military along our southern border to prevent unlawful entries. It is time for the President to heed voters views on illegal immigration and to enforce immigration laws.
Keywords matched
border security immigration illegal immigrants deporting illegal immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
LAMAR SMITH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2015-06-02
Speech ID
1140029995
Paragraph
#0
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