Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710178018

I called up the Commissioner of Immigration this morning so as to answer that very question. By putting immigration from Mexico under the nationalorigins provision. as other countries are. of course the Mexicans would get a quota just as other countries do. Those who are opposed to this bill know pretty well the number that vill come in under such an arrangement. but in order to get it exactly I asked the Commissioner of Immigration this morning. and he said between 1.200. the lowest estimate. and 2.000. the highest estimate. Mexicans have been coming here on an average of 55.000 a month until within the past few months. when they could not get jobs here. We know that many have been coming in each month. as a matter of fact. there have been nearer a hundred thousand a month coming in here. and they are the least desirable of the people of Mexico.
Identified stereotypes
Mexicans are the least desirable people from Mexico.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM HARRIS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
GA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710178018
Paragraph
#0
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