Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140064189

Mr. Speaker. my Republican friends. unlike the French who had the vision and courage not to scapegoat desperate Syrian refugees fleeing the barbarians that attacked them in Paris. this is a foolish attempt to thwart ISIS terrorists who wont wait 2 years to be vetted. They would do what the 9111 hijackers did using the existing visa system. Are we going to pause and certify visas for students. tourists. or workers? Why not? One really objectionable portion of this bill for me is I have worked for 10 years to try and help the Iraqis who worked with us in Iraq during that war to be able to escape the tender mercies of al Qaeda and others with long memories who are killing and torturing them.
Keywords matched
visa refugees visas

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Iraqis
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
EARL BLUMENAUER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
2015-11-19
Speech ID
1140064189
Paragraph
#0
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