Session #75 · 1937–39

Speech #750168513

He married an American girl and had nine children. all citizens. He was a prosperous businessman. He wanted to become a citizen. and when he applied for citizenship the immigration authorities said that he was here illegally. that he would have to go back to Germany and come in lawfully. He said. "I dont want to go all the way back to Germany. what can I do?" The immigration department told him that they had investigated him. that he was a decent citizen. that he had conducted himself morally and had never committed a crime. that he had an American wife and nine American children and suggested that he go up to Canada. What would this amendment do? It would stop all that.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Family values

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN OCONNOR
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
750168513
Paragraph
#1
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