Session #88 · 1963–65

Speech #880079344

Mr. Speaker. some time ago the Washington Post editorialized under the intentionally inflammatory title "Slippery Wetbacks." The editor relied mainly on inaccurate. shopworn cliches and quotations to discredit the bracero programfor supplying necessary supplemental farm labor to permit harvesting of crops without spoilageand to promote the cruel nomadic migrant family system for supplying such labor. The title is an affront to our true Mexican friends. The Post also carried a letter to the editor from Mr. GONZALEZ. of Texas. in effect complimenting the editorial. I also wrote a letter to the editor admittedly taking exception to the editorial and even questioning the credentials of the perpetrator of the editorial.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
BURT TALCOTT
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
880079344
Paragraph
#0
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