Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-01-30-pt1-PgS469-2_t3

They risked their lives and their family's lives. They assisted us in multitudinous ways. What about this ban on refugees? Refugees are the most thoroughly vetted of all those who come to the United States. If a terrorist wants to come to the United States, a terrorist wouldn't attempt to come as a refugee. It would be 1 to 2 years of waiting in miserable conditions in a refugee camp, with all kinds of vetting, and they might never get permission to come. If you want intense vetting, then look to how we vet refugees. Blocking women and children and interpreters from coming to our country who have been the most thoroughly vetted of all potential immigrants is simply wrong. In fact, the model for vetting refugees is intense. Women and orphans are just searching for a safe haven, but we have turned our back and we have slammed the door. America is better than this.
Keywords matched
refugee Refugees immigrants refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JEFF MERKLEY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
Date
2017-01-30
Speech ID
CREC-2017-01-30-pt1-PgS469-2_t3
Paragraph
#3
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