Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650404109

Of course these deportations are without an opportunity to present the case before a jury. Whatever restrictions there may exist as to immigration. once a human being has been permitted to land and to work he should be accorded the rights of a human being. The right to a fair trial. to a trial by jury. is one of these inalienable human rights. And while I have no intention to charge the Secretary of Laborfor I know lie means wellwith seeking to oppress the working masses. there is not the slightest doubt that unless the law is repealed and the policy of deportation is abandoned that the labor organizations of the country will be the worst sufferers. The alien radical helps to organize the immigrant masses. Without the organization of the immigrant masses no labor union could survive. Destroy the capacity of the immigrant to organize and you pull down and destroy American labor.
Keywords matched
immigrant deportations immigration deportation

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
MEYER LONDON
Party
S
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650404109
Paragraph
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