Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140073110

He went on to say: "It is true that we are not going to know a whole lot of the Syrians that come forth in this process. just given the nature of the situation." That is understandable. Syria has been engaged in a civil war over the last few years. and it is hard to imagine that we know a lot about those who want to come here as refugees. It doesnt mean they shouldnt come here. but we do need to enhance the security screening and make sure we are confident that the ones who do come will not be a threat to the public. The Director of the FBI also shared his concerns by saying: "We see a risk there." So if you have the FBI Director and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security saying there are risks and concerns about refugees coming from Syria to the United States. I would say we ought to listen to them. I hope our colleagues across the aisle will reconsider their purported plans to block this legislation.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN CORNYN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2016-01-20
Speech ID
1140073110
Paragraph
#0
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