Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630393575

Speaker. it is important to remember that this alleged stream of alien illiterates has been flowing into America since the early days of the seventeenth century. its fanciful dangers have begun to dawn on us in the twentieth. Let me state a fact which must not be construed Into a jibe. a plain and Incontrovertible fact. The vast majority of that "dangerous and illiterate immigration" has gone Into the country north of Mason and Dixons line and west of the Mississippi River. and within those regions are to be found the most industrious. progressive. prosperous. and educated States in the Union. and in the States outside those regions is to be found the largest percentage of illiteracywhite and blackin this Republic. May I ask without offense one question about this bugaboo of illiteracy? Is the alien illiteracy at our ports of entry dangerous and the native illiteracy innocuous?
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing about the 'dangerous and illiterate immigration' and its impact on different regions.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES GALLIVAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630393575
Paragraph
#2
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