Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140099445

She was a 6yearold girl whose parents had died around the time of the Mexican Revolution. and the closest relatives who could take her and her sister in were in Texas. I bet if we went around this Chamber. I know there would be beautiful stories. similar stories. of ancestors who came from Italy. Germany. Ireland. Africa. Asia. and every corner of the world. They are the immigrants to this country. They are the strength of this country. Language matters. Recently. the Library of Congress decided to retire the term "illegal alien" because it is dehumanizing. For the first time in American history. today. the Congress is ready to interfere with the business of the Library of Congress. In the years of the Congress and the Library. language has evolved.
Keywords matched
illegal alien immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Mexican Italian German Irish African Asian
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Family values Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOAQUIN CASTRO
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2016-06-10
Speech ID
1140099445
Paragraph
#0
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