Session #84 · 1955–57

Speech #840018237

In passing. that the Jewish stake. numerically speaking. is not very large in this particular matter owing to the unfortunate fact that 6 million Jews have been exterminated by Hitler and 21/2 million Jews are now sealed off in the countries behind the Iron Curtain. and owing to the fortunate fact that hundreds of thousands of Jews have come from European countries into Israel where they have found their homes and their freedom. But. nevertheless. our opposition to the McCarranWalter Act is just as strong and just as vehement as that of any other group. because we condemn the grounds on which it is based. The whole approach to immigration is sort of hostile and the slogan seems to be: "Nothing that is alien Is human to me." The McCarranWalter Immigration Act. moreover. is hypocritical because while purporting to rectify the exclusion of Asians it actually puts a ceiling of 100 immigrants per year for countries such as Japan. with its 70 millions of population. or India with its 300 millions. and it adds injury to insult by counting against these absurd quotas. someone let us say. born in England of halfAsian parentage. who is not given the privilege of being counted for the English quota but is counted for the Asian quota. If that Isnt racist. I dont know what is.
Keywords matched
Immigration immigration immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
asian
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

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Date
Speech ID
840018237
Paragraph
#4
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