Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710216777

SIMMONS believed in the democratic form of Government. In our form of government SIMMONS believes in white supremacy. SImMONs believed in restricted immigration. and SIMMONS believes in prohibition. but Al Smith did not and does not believe in a single one of these things so vital to the peace. happiness. and protection of the people of the South. The Roman Catholic policy the world over has been to have unrestricted immigration in Protestant countries. They bring Catholics in from every country. Their plan is to bring Catholics in from every Catholic country to fill up the United States and get in the majority so they may control the Government of the United States. Al Smith and his group do not waiat restricted immigration. The Democratic Party of the South wants it. The Democratic Party of the South and the Republican Party of the West both saw the danger of the Catholic program of nl:restricted immigration and they joined forces in Congress to defeat it. and they succeeded in doing it. SIMMONS was there in the thickest of the fight. and I was there and helped to pass the law that cut down foreign immigration to the United States from 1.000.000 a year to 150.000. and they are better selected now than ever before. As I have said SIMMONS and his people in the Democratic Party in the South stood for white supremacy. Tammany is opposed to white supremacy.
Identified stereotypes
Catholics are trying to take over the government by increasing immigration.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Catholics
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710216777
Paragraph
#1
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