Session #75 · 1937–39

Speech #750168513

Some of our Members who always take the antialien attitude say that everyone should be a citizen. but this amendment is against decent people who have never committed a crime. who have conducted themselves properly in this country. even becoming citizens. You cannot deport them. The gentleman from Alabama. who always takes the lead in an antialien movement. said he is concerned with hardship cases. That is the only type of case involved in this amendment. The matter of criminals is not involved. nor is the question of moral turpitude. These are people who have to prove first to the American immigration authorities that they are decent citizens before they can get a recommendation from the consul in Canada or anywhere else. and this amendment would prevent their becoming citizens. although they could not be deported.
Keywords matched
deported immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN OCONNOR
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
750168513
Paragraph
#3
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