Session #67 · 1921–23

Speech #670012027

It destroyed more than 10.000.000 of human lives. It created an army of lame and halt soldiers 30.000.000 strong. It has left the Old World in a state of unrest and distraction. People are wanting to move away from their distressing surroundings. Vast numbers of these foreigners are planning to come to America. The immigration agents and steamship companies are lending encouragement to them. I want to repeat the question that I propounded to Senators on yesterday: Is citizenship in this country to become a matter of barter for the benefit of immigration agents and steamship companies? Have we come to that. Senators?
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
670012027
Paragraph
#2
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