Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-05-02-pt1-PgH3061_t1

Ted Cruz, over in the Senate, proposed the $14 billion that we have confiscated from a Mexican cartel leader, who we now have in custody, let's use those $14 billion as a down payment. I think Ted Cruz has got a great idea there, and I think that is one idea. My idea, which I am encompassing my legislation, is based on the idea that we have, and most people know this, 1 million legal immigrants coming into our country every year. Let me make clear what I just said. One million legal immigrants. Republicans are not against immigrants. We are portrayed that all of the time. We support 1 million legal immigrants coming into our country every year, which happens to be more legal immigrants migrating into our country than all of the other countries of the world combined. Nobody comes even anywhere close to us in our generosity, and Republicans are in favor of that legal immigration. Because we will choose who is coming, they will benefit and help our society as a whole, and they will not especially undermine our poor and working class Americans. Well, what does that have to do with the wall?
Keywords matched
immigration immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Mexican cartel leaders
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
DANA ROHRABACHER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
—
Date
2017-05-02
Speech ID
CREC-2017-05-02-pt1-PgH3061_t1
Paragraph
#3
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