Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630134762

Cal.) I used to incline toward a belief In much stricter immigration laws. but upon becoming acquainted with the sons and daughters of possibly objectionable immigrants. I saw that the "melting pot " does its work effectively and advantageously. [Stephen M. Newman. D. D.. president Howard University. Washington. D. C.] Some of the best immigrants who ever came to America could not read when they landed. but settled down into helpful American lives. I do not believe that a literacy test should be enacted. [Herbert L. Stetson. LL. D.. president Kalamazoo College. Kalamazoo. Mich. ) I believe that immigrants fleeing from religious and political persecution should not be subjected to a literacy test should such test be enacted. [Winthrop E. Stone. LL.
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immigrants immigration literacy test

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
CHARLES LOBECK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NE
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630134762
Paragraph
#3
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