Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660273428

The creation of such a precedent as it affords will tend to legislation productive of isolation and to the retardation of our national growth. So far as the nationi prosperity of the country is concerned. this bill is bound to injure he mass of our workers who are skilled. It is admitted by every fairthinking American that what we need in this country is the socalled common labor. Again. the average American does not compete with what we call the unskilled laborer. Most of the work requiring the exertion exclusively of brawn and nmuscle has been furnished chiefly by the immigrant. Under this bill the unskilled laborer will not be allowed to enter. The skilled laborer can come in.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ISAAC SIEGEL
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660273428
Paragraph
#9
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