Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710031524

Antirestrictionists and others continued their agitation in the special session of Congress. seeking now to repeal the nationalorigins clause. This was the real objection of all these antirestrictionists from the beginning. but they did not have the courage to attempt a repeal at first but they were encouraged by these two postponements. The Immigration Committee of the Senate refused to vote out the bill calling for repeal and voted to lay it on the table. Senator NYE sought to relieve the committee of further consideration of the repeal measure and introduced a resolution to that. effect. The question came in for much discussion in the press and over the radio and on the platform.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS JENKINS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710031524
Paragraph
#2
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