Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680076131

That is the history of these transactions. as can be proved. and if you will read the record taken by this committee fit the last six years you will find that it is demonstrated. These men are employed to go over. Agents ar sent across and hired to bring Mexicans over. and when they come over the nmn who employs them in the United States pays the head tax. mys their expenses to their place of living. including nien. women. and children. and from 75 to 90 per cent of theinm are illiterate. The Secretury of Labor has said that if lie had enough men on the border and those that were there tried to enforce the law and did their duty honestly there -wouhl not be a thousand Mexicans entering the United Sqtite. You look into the record and verify this statement.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that 75-90% of Mexicans are illiterate and are brought over by agents.
Keywords matched
head tax

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN RAKER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680076131
Paragraph
#1
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