Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640196371

I have known from the Scandinavian countries a great many university and college graduates who had become sots and worthless in their own country who have come here. They are sent oftentimes by their relatives. They can pass the literacy test easy enough. many of them can read and write in two or three foreign languages. and yet to my mind they are the most undesirable class of immigrants we get. I have seen some of the university graduates from the Scandinavian countries who plumed themselves upon having a degree from the University of Copenhagen. Stockholm. or Christiania. and they came over here. and they are utterly worthless. they are no good to this country.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that university graduates from Scandinavian countries are sots, worthless, and undesirable immigrants.
Keywords matched
literacy test immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
KNUTE NELSON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MN
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640196371
Paragraph
#2
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