Session #76 · 1939–41

Speech #760252325

Australia. South Africa. and others. What refugees. if any. have these dominions received from the British Empire? We have already suffered much from this war. I hope that it will not break down our immigration laws. with our ten to twelve million unemployed industrial workers and with 20.000.000 people demanding some form of relief in our own country. No cause could appeal to us more strongly than to aid distressed innocent children who are not responsible for the war. We should insist. however. in knowing something about this whole matter. Will this break down our immigration laws. is it propaganda. and will it likely involve us in the European war? This is an unusual and extraordinary proceeding for this country. I know of no other neutral country in the world that has taken a similar course.
Keywords matched
immigration refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Mixed
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN ROBSION
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
KY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
760252325
Paragraph
#1
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