Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630424224

Mr. Speaker. medical societies. patriotic orders. the farmers union. the farmers national congress. and the Federation of Labor all indorse this specific measure. The American people are demanding its passage. Eight of the nine United States immigration commissioners have indorsed the literacy test. American patriots who have devoted their lives to the study of the question of immigration have indorsed the reading test. Twice in two years both branches of Congress lave passed this bill. and the eyes of the country are upon us today. What are we going to do? The reading test would not prevent the coming of any man worthy of American citizenshlp. -but it would raise the general standard of intelligence among our alien arrivals.
Keywords matched
immigration literacy test

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630424224
Paragraph
#0
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