Session #67 · 1921–23

Speech #670012031

Shall it be said of us that we were enemies when we were charged with the responsibility of guarding the gates and keeping undeserving and undesirable people out of our country? Are we going to be the ones accused of being the enemy who "bath done this "? Not by my vote. Mr. President. The Senator from Missouri tells us that in those places in the United States where the foreign population is the largest there you will find the least opposition to immigration. I can Well understand that. I have already said that the votes of these people are used to elect -to Congress people who favor throwing the doors open to all classes and conditions of foreigners.
Identified stereotypes
Foreign population is associated with less opposition to immigration, implying a self-serving motive.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
670012031
Paragraph
#3
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