Session #74 · 1935–37

Speech #740077932

If you do not want that kind of a program. then. for Gods sake. do not let them come here at all. but when you let them come here and they comply with our laws. I say that it is our duty to unite them. I agree with you that we do not want any more immigration. I agree with you that we ought to be more selective in our immigration. I agree with you that we ought to assimilate the masses of our people. but do not think when I bring in an immigration bill that I have any ulterior motive in my mind. I am trying to do the best I can for my country. the same country as Mr. BLANTONS and Mr. BOYLANS and the rest of you. I see the things perhaps better than you do. I have seen books written by great authors. they write about an immigrant. and they never saw an immigrant. and that reminds me of a story. if I may be indulged for a couple of minutes. There was an immigrant who got rich. Originally he was a poor immigrant. When he got rich he wanted a painting of his father. He went to a great artist and said that he would like to have him paint his fathers picture.
Keywords matched
immigrant immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAMUEL DICKSTEIN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
740077932
Paragraph
#1
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