Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-01-31-pt1-PgH752_t1

Last weekend, at the San Francisco International Airport, an Afghani interpreter for our military was detained--held--and questioned after risking his life for our country. In Chicago, Sahar Algonaimi traveled from Syria to care for her dying mother. Despite having a valid visa, she was put back on a plane and sent home. Before she left, her sister said she was coerced into signing papers that canceled her visa. Other detainees say they were asked their views on the current President. What does that have to do with anything? If having a negative view of the man in the White House is cause for getting kicked out of the country, we are going to need a lot more planes. Since Friday, hundreds have been detained and thousands of legal residents and visa holders are in limbo overseas. ISIS is rejoicing, and American troops and travelers are in danger. So how does the White House describe the results? `` . . . a massive success story . . . on every single level.'' If this is the Trump administration's idea of success, God help us all when they fail.
Keywords matched
visa

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Syrian
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JACKIE SPEIER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
Date
2017-01-31
Speech ID
CREC-2017-01-31-pt1-PgH752_t1
Paragraph
#1
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