Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820243001

I do not care what some of these sobsisters have put out in the way of propaganda all over this country to try to exploit child labor and jump on a bill which I introduced before this Congress. It does not do anything in the world but put compulsory school attendance of the child back in the hands of the State where it belongs. Under the present law a child can go and make a fabulous sum in motion pictures and entertain you and the rest of the people. while he should be in school. but another child. maybe the child of a poor migrant worker family. does not have the same rightand I am not talking about wetbacks nowdont get crossed up on thatthese are people who live in the United States and depend upon the harvest to make their living to carry them through the winter and into the next harvest season. Those children. even though they are not legally required to attend school in the particular State or district. because they have already met the compulsory attendance requirements. cannot go into the field and help their families make a living for themselves if school is in session in the district where the harvest is being had. or where they have moved with their families.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WALTER ROGERS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820243001
Paragraph
#0
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