Session #62 · 1911–13

Speech #620137308

Such persons are usually men unaccompanied by wives or children. (c) As far as possible the aliens excluded should also be those who. by reason of their personal qualities or habits. would least readily be assimilated or would make the least desirable citizens. Then the commision go on to name a number of ways in which it could be done. but they say in closing: All these methods would be effective In one way or another In socuring restrictions in a greater or less degree. A majority of the commission favor the reading and writing test as the most feasible single method of restricting undesirable immigration.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about immigrants who are not readily assimilated or would make the least desirable citizens.
Keywords matched
undesirable immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM DILLINGHAM
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
VT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
620137308
Paragraph
#1
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