Session #60 · 1907–09

Speech #600006320

Hebrew. Russian. and Polish races? I come from Boston. the second port of entry as far as immigration is concerned. &id have had a good chance to observe the classes and the races and kinds. and I would like the gentleman to stat6 to this House what races he considers undesirable in this day. We in Massachusetts honor tie Italian. the Hebrew. the Pole. and Russian. we are proud of the great success of the Irish immigration of the past and present and the great part they have played in upbuilding the State. and we are confident that these later races will equal the races that preceded them. We admire the people v.ho come to us fbr their various virtues. and we hope that. by adding their virtues to our demonstrated strength. we will continue to grow great and wise. and by this immigration hold our proud place among the States of this Union.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Irish
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOSEPH OCONNELL
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
600006320
Paragraph
#0
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