Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710173184

I stand with Jefferson on this question and not with the Senator from Connecticut. -Mlr. President. I know that the concerns that make money out of this immigration traffic do not want this bill passed. I - know that those who send their agents across the border line into Mexico. bringing in these peons. this cheap labor out of Mexico. bringing them over by the hundreds and thousands to take the places of American men and women. do not want this bill passed. The Senator from Georgia is rendering a great service in his effort to restrict this immigration. to place a quota at the door of Mexico and the countries south of us. There is no sound argument in the suggestion that we never
Identified stereotypes
Mexican immigrants are cheap labor taking jobs from Americans.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710173184
Paragraph
#2
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