Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610087044

Mr. Chairman. I believe I am the only member of the Immigration Commission present. and I have only heard the latter part of the remarks of the gentleman from Arkansas. I desire to say at the outset that the commission is no bantling of mine. I protested against its creation. Those who remember the history of the origin of the commission will recall the fact that the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization some three years ago reported a bill providing an illiteracy test for admission of aliens to our ports. Gentlemen who opposed that clause are responsible for the creation of this commission. It was made as an amendment to that section. and.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN BURNETT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
610087044
Paragraph
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