Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650153389

The committee -will ask to strike out section 2. The fiist provision is that no one shall remain in the United States who is subject to the provisions of the draft law and will not participate In the war. either in this country or his native land. or withdraw his exemption claim. or who hereafter makes application for exemption under the draft law. In other words. the effect of the first section of the bill is to prohibit aliens eligible by existing law to become naturalized citizens of the United States who are natives or subjects of countries which are at war with Germany or with any of the other central countries of Europe from ever becoming American citizens when they have claimed or shall hereafter claim exemption from the selective draft. The section also requires the deportation of such aliens as soon as it is practicable to do so. Second. which are the provisions of section 3 of the bill. those who are fighting with us and are natives of England. France. or Italy. should not be permitted to come to this country pending the war.
Keywords matched
deportation naturalized

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN RAKER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650153389
Paragraph
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