Session #76 · 1939–41

Speech #760192696

Mr. Speaker. by calling up House Resolution 63 this afternoon. we are serving notice upon the Nation that Congress feels that we have a direct interest in any mass movement of our population. Should the Speaker be authorized by this resolution to name five members of the House to study and recommend legislation relative to interstate migration. their immediate concern would be to ease the burden upon States and communities of destination of what is termed the "removal migrant." In other words we are interested in families in search of new homes. in Americas roadside population. in human erosion in the Dust Bowl. and in the 350.000 homes on the move at this momentvictims of drought. depression. and mechanized farming. We are not interested in the "bindle stiff." the congenital hobo. only insofar as he adds to the confusion and the dislocation of national relief standards.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN TOLAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
760192696
Paragraph
#0
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