Session #59 · 1905–07

Speech #590043885

I avail myself of all means that are at my command to impose on them. Everyone knows how easy it is for a stranger to break the laws or the ordinances in a land where he does not understand the language. and they are held in mortal terror of the police. So by hook or by crook I manage to keep hold of those immigrants for some little time. at all events until they join a church or are informed as to their rights. or until some rival boardinghouse keeper gets them away from me. Meanwhile I take all their wages. while I feed them and keep them alive just as I would feed and keep a horse alive that I had imported for use in a livery stable. At the end of a certain time I lose control of them. but meanwhile I have worked out all the money that I gave them for passage. all they have cost me and some more. too.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are easily exploited due to language barriers and fear of the police.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
AUGUSTUS GARDNER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
590043885
Paragraph
#2
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