Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610190298

But I would like to ask my colleague. who is not a lawyer. but an insurance agent. and knows the use of words. how can language be plainer than this. " That the following classes of aliens shall be excluded from admission into the United States." and then recites each class? You could not use fewer words. it seems to me. to express that clearly. And yet the Supreme Court of the United States has said that although Congress used the word "aliens." although it dropped the word " immigrants." nevertheless it is the judgment of the Supreme Court that Congress did not mean to exclude the alien semen. and did not mean to subject them to examination. and did intend to permit them to be admitted. I have to remind my colleague that when they have said that. that is all there is to it. and until the Supreme Court have passed on the other cases. some of which will go up there. I am frank to say that I do not know any plainer. more direct. more expressive language than that in this law.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BENNET
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
610190298
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