Session #60 · 1907–09

Speech #600128472

I am positive that they will not let this fine opportunity go by to secure a few additional jobs for their " faithful." There is no demand from any source. unless it be from these few clerks who are trying to enrich themselves at the expense of these poor unfortunate aliens who desire to become citizens of this country. I regret that the conferees on the part of the House should have seen fit to yield to every*point urged by the Senate confereep. To increase the naturalization fees places so sacred a matter as citizenship on the plane of a purchasable commodity. and it imposes additional hardship on deserving people who desire to become naturalized. I can not comprehend the motive of the committee. when the Fiftyninth Congress. after a thorough investigation. extending over a period of several months. finally agreed that the naturalization fees should be $5. It was then the opinion of many that the fee was high. but now. without any good reason. efforts are being made to increase the fee 100 per cent. I say.
Keywords matched
naturalized naturalization

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
ADOLPH SABATH
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
600128472
Paragraph
#1
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