Session #62 · 1911–13

Speech #620312858

I have already taken too much of the time. and so I will conclude with this one statement and -give -wvay to others. Mr. President. I am unwilling to overturn our old. wise. traditional. and humane policy in this -particular respecting immigration. thus entaiUng. as this literacy test would. many.-grievous hardships -upon honest immigrants. at the same time largely increasing the expenditures of the Government in administering the law. and all -without any wellfounded hope of accoml)lishing any substantial good to our own country. I feel constrained. with all due deference to what is manifestly a strong majority sentiment in the Senate against my view. :to record my vote in favor of sustaining the position taken by thePresident of the United States.
Keywords matched
immigrants immigration literacy test

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM STONE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
620312858
Paragraph
#0
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