Session #67 · 1921–23

Speech #670283086

Before the 3 per cent law was enacted. I say. and the question of a few exclusions arose. the same law relating to the exclusion of aliens was on the statute books. referring to those who were paupers and to those who believed in destroying the Government and those who were afflicted with contagious and infectious diseases. And yet. with 1.250.000 of those immigrants coming in a year. the appeals were heard. Now. with only about 240.000 coming in. can It be possible. with only onesixth of the number coming in. that out of that number the greater proportion of them are inhibited or prevented from entering the United States because of the restrictions as to anarchic beliefs. sabotage. contagious diseases. belief in doctrines involving the destruction of our Government. and including prostitutes and paupers and others? And how can it be possible that an additional organization is necessary to take care of them?
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Security threat Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN RAKER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
670283086
Paragraph
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