Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630154348

Mr. Chairman. I do not believe for one moment that the Federal Government should look upon immigration as a source of revenue. It seems to me we can do no better act than to expend all this headtax money on two propositionsfirst. to keep out the unfit. and second. in looking after those whom we welcome to our shores as being fit. It is the pettiest policy imaginable to cut off support and supply in a matter which so vitally affects our welfare and our citizenship. It is easy to criticize officials here and there. They may or may not do their duty. but that performance or neglect should not lead to the denial of funds adequate to perform the deslgnated functions of each bureau and department.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM KENT
Party
I
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630154348
Paragraph
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