Session #45 · 1877–79

Speech #450112533

It seems to me that if we adopt as a permanent opposed to making them citizens. I am opposed to making them policy the free immigration of those who by overwhelming votes in voters. both branches of Congress we say shallforever remain political and But the Senator from Wisconsin must contemplate the fact that social pariahs in a great free Government. we have introduced an with the ordinary immigration that is going on now. if the statistics element that we cannot handle. You cannot stop where we are. you given by the honorable Senator from California are correct. you are are compelled to do one of two things. either exclude the immigra- going to have very soon a large majority of the male adults of Calition of Chinese or include them in the great family of citizens. fornia nonvoters. and with the Republic organized as it is today. I The argument is often put forwardthat there is no particular danger make bold to declare that you canuot maintain a stonvoting class in of numbers coming here. that it is not a practical question. and as this country.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Cultural threat Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES BLAINE
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ME
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
450112533
Paragraph
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