Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680074260

That is. only 28 out of every 100 Italians have become American citizens.. Lithuania. 25.6. Poland. 28. Portugal. 16.4. Rumania. 41.1. Russia. 40.2. Spain. 9.9. Syria. 28.9. Turkey in Asia. 25.1. Turkey in Europe. 20.2. Yugoslavia. 25.2. Ponder over these figures and no longer will you wonder why the American people want to cut down the immigration from southern Europe. What is the fact with reference to crimes? They tell us that the boys from southern Europe were not here long enough and that they could not become naturalized. What is the fact with reference to crime? Professor Laughlin has prepared a table (Table 4) which is submitted for your consideration.
Keywords matched
immigration naturalized

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Italians Lithuanians Poles Portuguese Romanians Russians Spaniards Syrians
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
ELTON WATKINS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680074260
Paragraph
#4
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