Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820165510

Will the Senator not agree with me that it is a remarkable thing that at a time when we are trying to exclude persons who have been guilty of moral turpitude or who have committed crimes or have given definite indications that they would not be loyal to this country and might even be subversive. we are endeavoring to pass legislation which would make it difficult to exclude certain other persons for whom there has been no test whatsoever? By the very nature of the situation. the men and women. particularly the men. who have come illegally into the United States from Mexico have been subjected to no examination. no test. and no survey. Yet they may stay here for a long period of time. even though they may not have passed any test of eligibility for immigration. and we are depriving the Government of the power to deport them because we are placing no penalty. or any other means of discouragement. upon their employers. although it is known that these aliens are in this country illegally and have passed no test whatsoever. It seems to me to be an entirely unrealistic and contradictory situation.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that those who have come illegally have not been tested and may not be loyal.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HERBERT LEHMAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820165510
Paragraph
#0
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