Session #83 · 1953–55

Speech #830132644

Sicilianostated: It is against their constitution to try to prohibit the entry or exits of their people. That is what they maintain when we ask them to try to keep their wetbacks back. They have raised the old argument about wetbacks. when any one who is interested in the facts can read the RECORD and know that this bill has no connection whatever with the wetback problem except that it would aid the immigration officials in dealing with them. It is easy to understand why any one who is in favor of freedom of wetback movement would be opposed to this resolution. It is easy to understand why those who do not want aliens who come across the border screened so as to better prevent Communists and subversives from coming in would be opposed to this legislation.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
OVIE FISHER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
830132644
Paragraph
#0
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