Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510039697

But I am opposed to having the bureau go on any island. I think. sir. it should be. under all proper conditions. established on the mainland. If I had time I should like to quote further from the statements made by the Secretary of the Treasury before the Joint Committee on Immigration. He said. in substanceI will not stop now to read the wordsthat it was the purpose to have an uninhabited island. so that these immigrants when they get there may be isolated. so that the attachs. the Federal officers. may keep people away from them. unless the visitors meet the approval of the subordinates who may be in authority on the island. Now. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigrants Immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES COVERT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510039697
Paragraph
#4
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