Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660283055

We have promised the people a return to constitutional government and we should be true to our promise. Encroachment on State rights should stop. There is much we can do in our field. that is. in the field of immigration. We must be more careful than ever that undesirables be excluded. and we must consider the subject not only from the political aspect but also from the economic and intellectual. We must be just to ourselves. to.capital. to labor. and to the schools. Too great a task can not and should not be placed on the schools. It is simply suicidal to admit immigrants faster than the schools can assimilate them. aind the subject of assimilation should receive most careful study. Some of the cities in my State can not get enough teachers and sufficient school facilities to take care of the increasing population. When we realize that that condition exists practically all over the country. we. can readily appreciate that it is one of the important problems that must be considered. as well as the question of immigration. I feel quite sure that many are very anxious to have unskilled labor without limit enter the country. Such unskilled labor may cause a reduction in wages and also a reduction in the cost of living. but if we can not assimilate them. and if many of them. as I suspect. have no regard for any government. they will ultimately. instead of proving an asset. prove a menace.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants have no regard for any government and will ultimately prove a menace.
Keywords matched
immigration immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOSEPH FRELINGHUYSEN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660283055
Paragraph
#2
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