Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710174470

JENKINS is so much afraid of? I venture to say that. assuming he is right. there can not be more than 10 to 15 such persons in any fiscal year. and that I doubt very much. I do not believe that we have very much to fear the "influx " of these 10 to 15 immigrants every year. and. assuming that this bill is not passed. are not these parents entitled to come into this country anyhow as preferred immigrants. and will not the same situation arise whether or not these women who may be separated from their husbands will be admitted as nonquota immigrants or preferred immigrants? Is not this whole argument so futile as to require anything further to be said to show its uselessness? This narrow view which Mr. JENKINS and his associates have taken in this matter is so thoroughly unjust and against the interests of our American people that it should be branded once for all with the most infamous terms a person is capable of. Let us go a step farther and assume for the sake of argument that 15.000 immigrants will be admitted under this law. All of these immigrants are of advanced years. being over 55 years of age. and their mortality of course will be very great. If admitted. they will be admitted at once and there will be no recurrence of admission of these aliens. As a matter of fact. very few parents are 55.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAMUEL DICKSTEIN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710174470
Paragraph
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