Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640217930

The law simply contemplates the putting of the naturalized citizen into exactly the same category with the nativeborn citizen. If a nativeborn citizen were to go abroad and marry. and afterwards wanted to bring his wife and children into this :country. the status of the naturalized and the nativeborn citizen under this bill would be exactly the same. I suppose this was not called to the attention of the committee. but if it had been. I do not suppose: it would have received very serious consideration. The case cited by the Senator from New Jersey . as I understand. is one where a naturalized citizen marries in this country a woman who Is foreign born. and then she goes abroad and decides on her own motion to return. Such a weman would hardly return unless she returned as Mrs. Soandso. The law contemplates that when a naturalized citizen of this country marries a woman the woman takes on the status of the man. whether she is native born or foreign born.
Keywords matched
foreign born naturalized

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Family values

Speaker & context

Speaker
ELLISON SMITH
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
SC
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640217930
Paragraph
#0
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