Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640069790

And I believe. Mr. Chairman. tiat the enforcement of the literacy test in the admission of immigration into this country will be but an exemplification of one of the popular ideals of our people. and will not only tend to protect our labor and purify our population but will increase the respect and esteem in which we are held by other nations. Mr. Chairman. I wish to say in conclusion that I would not favor this bill if it closed our doors either to political or religious refugees from any country or to people of other countries who are qualified for citizenship here. But the former are expressly exenmpt from the provisions of the bill. and the latter are not excludedti at nll. There are many Germans.
Keywords matched
literacy test immigration refugees

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Germans
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWARD DENISON
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640069790
Paragraph
#7
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