Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-12-07-pt1-PgS7914_t0

How many kids in high school would step up with that kind of courage? He has demonstrated, and others have, too, that they can give a lot to our country. Without DACA, if it ends March 5, it is over for Kyungmin and 900 others who have volunteered to serve our Nation. They are finished. They cannot continue their service to America, even though the skills they bring are necessarily vital to our national interests. For the thousands of Junior ROTC cadets in Chicago who drill every day and take this seriously, it is over for them too. There is no avenue left for them to step forward and serve our Nation. Would America be better if we deported Kyungmin back to South Korea-- a country he may not even remember? Will we be a stronger country if we lose this kind of courage and this kind of commitment of a young man who is willing to risk his life for a country that does not legally recognize him as part of its population? In a few weeks, we are going to get to go home for the holidays.
Keywords matched
deported DACA

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
RICHARD DURBIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
IL
Gender
—
Date
2017-12-07
Speech ID
CREC-2017-12-07-pt1-PgS7914_t0
Paragraph
#7
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