Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-02-06-pt3-PgS954_t7

In recent years, we have made significant progress in allowing people--regardless of their sexual orientation--to get married and to have the full rights of American citizenship. I do not believe that Jeff Sessions will be the Attorney General who will be supportive of LGBT rights. We have some 11 million undocumented people in this country. I believe that most Americans see the solution as comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship. Today we have some 700,000 people who are DACA recipients, who have come out of the shadows and trusted the Federal Government to protect them. We need an Attorney General who is sensitive to the needs of DACA recipients, who will pursue humane immigration policies, and advocate for the need of comprehensive immigration reform. I do not believe that Jeff Sessions will be that Attorney General. So, Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration undocumented DACA

Classification

Also mentioned
DACA recipients
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
BERNARD SANDERS
Party
I
Chamber
S
State
VT
Gender
Date
2017-02-06
Speech ID
CREC-2017-02-06-pt3-PgS954_t7
Paragraph
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