Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680012078

Despite the widespread lack of knowledge on the subject. this new law is based upon a hopeless attempt to split up racial values and to weigh them. as if one could weigh racial qualities. You can not check up racial differences like you can a sack of potatoes. character can not be doled out by the pennyweight. nor can personality be measured by a yardstick. In all of the discussions on immigration we only hear tell of the defects of certain nationals. We are told how many Italians are feebleminded. how many Poles are insane. Does it not seem that tile tests applied are inadequate. because we never consider. and. in fact. deliberately avoid. a study of the valuable contributions from the said groups?
Identified stereotypes
Italians are feebleminded, Poles are insane.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Italians Poles
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
EMANUEL CELLER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680012078
Paragraph
#5
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