These people come here simply to better their financial condition for the time. They do not come hero with an intention to remain. they have no conception of (ying and being buried in this country. or of raising families and building up the State and participating in the management of governmental affairs here. I notice that some Senator has offered an amendment to this bill that no Chinaman shall be naturalized. Why. Air. President. unless he could see some direct benefit growing out of it in a financial way no Chinaman would ever seek to be naturalized in this country. No Chinaman desires to participate in the affairs of government in this country. He considers it beneath him. lie will not repudiate his allegiance to his own country for the purpose of voting unless he should discover that he could sell that vote. and when he discovered that I believe the entire Chinese population of California would rush to the courts to be naturalized. not. as I say. because they waut to take part in the administration of public aflairs. but to make money out of it. If these people came here and brought their families and settled down and said: "we propose to live here. we propose that our children shall grow up here and be citizens and subjects of this Government." I might in that case be inclined to flavor them to some extent. but when there is not any thing of that kind it is nonsense to talk to us about keeping open our doors and extending our hands to a class of people who are attempting to flee from oppression in other lands. I know that the Senators who haveopposed the passage of this bill. and notably the Senator who has just taken his seat and another Senator. have spoken of the advantage of cheap labor.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese people are portrayed as only being interested in financial gain and not wanting to integrate into American society.