Session #77 · 1941–43

Speech #770111096

Why not stay the hand of a man like that before he accomplishes his purposes? The bill is also aimed at aliens who are criminals of the deepest dye. I hope I never get to the point where I undertake to stand on the ramparts of the Bill of Rights and shed crocodile tears about the alleged liberties of a bunch of criminals like those cataloged in title II of this bill. which. in part. reads as follows: This title shall apply only to those aliens of one or more of the following described classes: (a) Those aliens ordered deported under the act of October 16. 1918. entitled "An act to exclude and expel from the United States aliens who are members of the anarchistic and similar classes." as amended. I hold no brief for that element in our population. (b) Those aliens who have been sentenced more than once to a term of 1 year or more of imprisonment because of conviction in this country of a crime or crimes involving moral turpitude. That Is aimed at the habitual criminal. When you get a repeater. not only does he repeat but the enormity of his repeating offense Is of a progressive nature. He begins with misdemeanors and ends with bloody felonies. (c) Those aliens whose deportation in whole or in part is based upon their having received. shared in. or derived benefit from .any part of the earnings of any prostitute or having in any way assisted any prostitute by acting as a procurer or otherwise promotIng her business. We now propose to wrap In the folds of the flag and shield with the Bill of Rights that lowest of all maggots in human society. the panderer. and we say we cannot send him out of this country. forsooth. because it woiild be a violation of the Bill of Rights. (d) Those aliens ordered deported under the act of May 26. 1922. Because. to put it into plain. everyday language. they are dope peddlers. dealers in narcotics. a vile set of criminals who prey upon the unfortunate addicts who are their customers. (e) Those aliens ordered deported because of conviction of treason. misprision of treason. espionage. sabotage. kidnaping. extortion. robbery of the mails or of a bank or of an officer or employee of the United States. murder. rape. arson. or seditious conspiracy. Who is there in this House. man or woman. who wants to take his or her stand alongside the rapist or the others who are catalogued in this section of the bill? I. for one. want to put them where they cannot repeat. and that is what they would do if they got half a chance.
Keywords matched
deported deportation

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN JENNINGS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TN
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
770111096
Paragraph
#1
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