No higher sin can be committed against their deity. or their country than to forswear their allegiance and become the citizens of another nationality. Sir. if we had reflected upon these familiar facts of Chinese history. we should have known before the Burlingane treaty was formed that for such a people to come to America in any great numbers. would he to inflict a curse npon our country greater than that of shery from which we have been so recently delivered. Uuliko the immigrants from other nations. they are entirely destitute of qualificatiois which can be improved under our institutions. The oppressed people of Ireland. Germany. or any other European nation come here to lind homes.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese people are portrayed as incapable of forsaking allegiance to their country and deity, making them unfit for citizenship and a curse upon the country.