Session #74 · 1935–37

Speech #740127490

H. R. 7079. and H. R. 7223 contain every strengthening provision. and more strengthening deportation provisions than are to be found in the socalled administration bill. H. R. 6795. In addition. H. R. 5921 and similar bills make deportations. as they always have been. mandatory and bar to reentry. as they were before the naturalization law of May 25. 1932. Communists. aliens toting machine guns as well as concealed weapons. would deport habitual aliens. that is. aliens that have been here for years and are unwilling to become or who have not become citizens. and the like. and would further restrict immigration by reducing existing quotas and extending quota restriction to countries of this hemisphere. "In other words. H. R. 5921 and similar bills would do something for America and Americans. native born and naturalized. and for aliens lawfully and legally in the United States. and would do to aliens. unlawfully and illegally here and not in sympathy with our ideals. institutions. and traditional American point of view. what ought to be done to them. These bills would deport aliens illegally and unlawfully in the United States. and thus tend to end most of these constantly arising socalled "hardship deportation cases " rooted in illegality or unlawfulness. The bills would reserve 75 percent of the quotas for aged parents and other close family relatives legally here. and several of the bills. H.
Keywords matched
naturalized immigration naturalization deportations deportation quota restriction

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
NAT PATTON
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
740127490
Paragraph
#3
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