Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140059165

There is a grave threat to our national security that no one seems to want to talk about or to addresswe talk around it. we allude to it. we look the other way or vainly hope that it will just go awaybut sticking our heads in the sand will not make it go away. Instead. the threat is growing. and a lack of knowledge. foresight. and action on our part could jeopardize the future of our children and our grandchildren. The threat that I am referring to is the Refugee Resettlement Act. Today. I want to share with my colleagues and the Nation some very important aspects of the Refugee Resettlement Program. which. I hope. will result in serious debate and in an effective reevaluation of our current refugee resettlement policies. After events like 9111 and the Boston Marathon bombing. you would think that America would have implemented a more rigorous screening process for allowing entry into the United States. On the contrary. as the world becomes increasingly more dangerous. significant security gaps remain. President Obama has recently announced his plans to increase from 70.000 to 85.000 the number of refugees allowed into the United States in 2016. next year. and. for 2017. he plans to bring in 100.000. Most of the increase is from Syria and western Iraq. a direct result of the conflict of ISIS and of Mr. Obamas own weak. disjointed foreign policy.
Keywords matched
Refugee refugees refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
BRIAN BABIN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2015-10-28
Speech ID
1140059165
Paragraph
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