Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660274483

I am very much afraid that the presence of this paragraph will weaken the law. We have witnessed here today a great many demands for exception in favor of this class or that class. and I doubt the wisdom of retaining this paragraph. It provides for the temporary admission of people from the countries named. though they will. of course. have to pass the literacy test and pay the head tax and can not be brought in as contract laborers. I think that the bill could be made applicable to border travel without weakening it in this manner. I shall have to submit this. however. to the judgment of my colleagues.
Keywords matched
literacy test contract laborers head tax

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN BOX
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660274483
Paragraph
#0
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