Session #84 · 1955–57

Speech #840233571

President. before entering into a general discussion. I should like to call attention to a statement made by the distinguished Senator from Mississippi to the effect that the Communist nations would benefit most from section 5 of the amendment. and that the increased quotas would go to the benefit of the Communist nations. That is not a factual statement. because if both the McCarran Act and the Refugee Act are properly enforced Communists cannot get into this country. In fact. the Refugee Act is much stronger in respect to security than is the McCarran Act. People who can come in may be natives of Russia. but they are escapees. who escaped from behind the Iron Curtain at the risk of their lives. They may be expellees of German ethnic origin. who have been expelled from countries which have gone behind the Iron Curtain.
Keywords matched
Refugee

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
escapees expellees
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ARTHUR WATKINS
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
UT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
840233571
Paragraph
#0
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