Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630133208

Mr. Chairman. I am more in favor of this bill restricting immigration than I have been of any bill that has been before this House since I have been a Member of Congress. The only objection I have to it is that it is not broad enough to exclude Japanese. Hindus. and other Asiatic laborers. The people of the East do not yet realize the importance of this matter. because they have not come in contact to any extent with this strange people from across the water. California. being on the shores of the Pacific. seems to be a dumping ground for the undesirable from Asia. and I assure you the Hindu and the Japanese is a problem and the greatest plague we have in the West.
Identified stereotypes
Japanese and Hindus are undesirable, a problem, and the greatest plague in the West.
Keywords matched
immigration Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Hindus
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
DENVER CHURCH
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630133208
Paragraph
#0
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