Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-01-31-pt1-PgH753-2_t1

She has an obligation to the American people to uphold the Constitution. The White House proceeds to go on to say--I assume President Trump-- ``Ms. Yates is an Obama administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration,'' of which I don't know their proof for such. But what I will say to you is that she was doing her civic and patriotic duty by remaining there as a senior member who was the only person there that could sign subpoenas. She was doing America a favor. So I will say, in the backdrop of that, were you at the Bush Intercontinental Airport, as I was, when an Iraqi citizen came in, a legal permanent resident with a green card, and was detained for 5 hours while his employer and lawyers were gathering and hovering outside; and CBP, to my understanding, how frightened they were, how they did not know what was going on, did not allow them to be able to speak? Or did you listen last night when an Iraqi woman indicated that her husband was murdered and she hid for 12 years in Iraq until she was able to bring her children here? Did you hear that refugees are being denied to come in for 120 days on Friday, Mr. Speaker, and that their papers will expire? Finally, Mr.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration green card refugees

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
SHEILA JACKSON LEE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
Date
2017-01-31
Speech ID
CREC-2017-01-31-pt1-PgH753-2_t1
Paragraph
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