Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2018-01-17-pt1-PgH455-2_t1

Speaker, 8 years ago, a devastating earthquake in Haiti killed hundreds of thousands of people. Still today, our neighbor is suffering from the remnants of that disaster. But instead of extending American hospitality to Haitians, the President cursed them out, laying bare his racist intention to destroy the fundamental ideals of our immigration policy. Mr. Speaker, the American Dream must remain open to anyone from anywhere who wants to come here for any reason, especially if they are seeking refuge from disease, famine, or oppression, just as generations have come here in our history. The diversity visa program does just that. It helps people-- particularly the African diaspora--achieve the American Dream. We must protect the diversity visa program and not sacrifice ourselves to the false promise of America-first nationalism. Mr. Speaker, we are a nation of inclusion.
Keywords matched
immigration visa

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Africans
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
DONALD PAYNE
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NJ
Gender
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Date
2018-01-17
Speech ID
CREC-2018-01-17-pt1-PgH455-2_t1
Paragraph
#0
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