Session #57 · 1901–03

Speech #570039860

The altruists tell us that it is the highest form of our national duty for us to throw wide open the gates and to admit the oppressed. to admit the downtrodden. regardless of race or condition. from every land and every clime into our national household. * They contend that in morals we have no right to bar our doors of entrance against any nation. It seems to me that their argument is untenable and unsound. I believe that we have the same right to protect our country against undesirable immigration which every man beyond all dispute has to protect his family circle against an undesirable intruder. The family is the unit of the State. It is the source and origin of our civil law.
Keywords matched
undesirable immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
FREDERICK KERN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
570039860
Paragraph
#4
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