Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680050962

I can not yield. I do not want to be or appear to be rude or discourteous. my time is short. It. is the most vaunted purpose of the majority of the Immigration Committee to encourage assimilation. yet this bill has already done more than anything I know of to bring about discord among our resident aliens. Processes have been encouraged that make for the very antithesis of assimilation. The Italian is told he is not wanted. the Pole is confronted with the stigma of Inferiority. the bar sinister is placed upon the Czech and the Russian. Fortunate Is the one whose cradle was rocked in Germany or England.
Identified stereotypes
The paragraph suggests that certain nationalities (Italian, Pole, Czech, Russian) are being stigmatized as inferior.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Italians Poles Czechs Russians
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
EMANUEL CELLER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680050962
Paragraph
#0
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