Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820077363

It is no secret that one of the easiest ways for a Communist spy or saboteur or foreign organizer to enter the United States is across our southern border in the disguise of a Mexican bracero. Wherever we encourage or invite or fail to control this invasion we are jeopardizing our very existence as a nation. It is our clear duty to support the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the already huge task of holding back the hordes of illegal entrants which daily elude our border patrols. Rather than relax our immigration laws. we must tighten them. Above all things we must impose adequate penalties upon those who entice Mexican workers across our border or employ them without concern as to their legal status in this country. With all of these factors firmly in mind. it is paramount that we act with deliberate speed and unity of purpose.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration immigration border patrol

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES POLK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820077363
Paragraph
#3
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