Session #75 · 1937–39

Speech #750050757

Mr. Speaker. this title refers to one Benno Shmukler. who entered this country in June 1926. He paid the sum of $500 to get into this country. I read from a part of his testimony given at the time of the hearing before immigration authorities: Q. Did you try to communicate with any one of your family in an attempt to come to the United States?-A. Yes. I did. Q. With whom?-A. My brother. Q. And what did they say?-A. They said I could not come in because the quota was full and all they could do was send me money.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
GRAHAM BARDEN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NC
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
750050757
Paragraph
#0
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