Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630134976

I trust that the amendment will not pass. In regard to the criminal tendencies of the illiterates among the aliens. I will here insert a statement from Mr. Frederick A. Pope. prosecutor of pleas of Somerset County. N. J.: My duties as prosecuting attorney of Somerset County. N. I.. have given me an excellent op)ortunlty to check up i one important particular the investigations and coriclusions of the Immigration Commission with reference to the illiteracy test. During the last two years I have kept a careful record of the last 114 criminal cases that I have prosecuted against aliens. with the following interesting results : Illiterate. Literate.
Identified stereotypes
Illiterate aliens are associated with criminal tendencies.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN BURNETT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630134976
Paragraph
#0
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