Session #80 · 1947–49

Speech #800108196

Harrison. chairman of the Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons. charged last night that a move is being made in the United States Senate to stall action on the entry of displaced persons "for 2 years at least. possibly until they are dead." Harrison assailed the resolution of Senator CHAPMAN REvERCOMB. Republican. West Virginia. calling for a broad investigation of immigration laws and policies. including the displaced persons situation. The statement asserted that the problem already had been. thoroughly investigated and that passage of the resolution "will kill all the disabled persons in Europe before they can obtain hospitality in America." Mr. President.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM REVERCOMB
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
800108196
Paragraph
#1
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