Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680076588

W. Husband. Commissioner General of Immigration said that the purpose of the lawIs clearly to leave the way wide open for all northern and western Europeans who may desire to come. but to close the doors as much as possible to those coming from southern and eastern Europe. The position assumed two years ago by the proponents of this bill rested on the assumption that there was no discrimination as the basis of its philosophy. yet today that position has been abandoned for one admittedly discriminatory against the Italian. the Hungarian. the Pole. and the people of those other nations of southern and eastern Europe. No longer is there any question of the real issue in this controversy.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
northern and western Europeans
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATRICK OSULLIVAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680076588
Paragraph
#2
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