Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510044189

Every one of the Chinamen who are now being smuggled over the borders of Canada and over the Mexican line knows that he is coming here in violation of law. The moment these men set foot upon our territory they are offenders. The bill is.not legislating an offense upon inoffensive persons. it it not declaring that any person who has not offended the law and violated it is a criminal. but it declares that. if a Chinaman is found withous a certificate and can not show that he was entitled to one. then the presumption is that he has no right to be here and he shall be deported. That is the object of the legislation that has previously taken place. If he is not entitled to a certificate and has not got it. he is an offender.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizes that all Chinese people being smuggled over the borders know they are violating the law.
Keywords matched
deported

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
EUGENE HALE
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ME
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510044189
Paragraph
#0
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