Session #83 · 1953–55

Speech #830133562

When you offend one member of a family of nations. in a degree you offend all other members of that family of nations. Is there any earthly reason why we should want to offend the people of Mexico? The only way to cope with the wetback problem is to enforce our immigration laws. The Mexican Government is not willing to make prisoners of their own citizens any more than the American Government is willing to imprison us within the continental confines of our own territory. Mexicans. as Americans. have a right to move from their nation into any other nation in which they desire to go and in which they are accepted. We cannot depend upon Mexico to enforce our own immigration laws. This economyminded administration has denied the Immigration and Naturalization Service $3.500.000 which that service deems necessary in the enforcement of our immigration laws. No wonder the border patrol has broken down. no wonder we are unable to enforce our immigration laws. no wonder that 100 Communists are coming across the border every day in the week and in the month as wetbacks and finding their ways into the industries of America. This administration screams about communism and yet it makes no effort to protect our southern border. Because of a limitation of funds the Naturalization and Immigration Service has found it necessary to take men from Philadelphia. from Baltimore. and from Norfolk to reinforce the border patrol on the Mexican border. This. to be sure. is false economy. Better that we take the $2.500.000 which is being used to subsidize the landlords of 5 States and use that money to enforce our immigration laws. We have spent billions rehabilitating the shattered economies of other countries. We have been trying to build friendships around the world.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizes that Mexicans have a right to move to any nation where they are accepted.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration immigration border patrol

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
PAGE BELCHER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
OK
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
830133562
Paragraph
#0
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