I doei it ity dity to (cfne my position and give the reasons for my vote on this bill. 1 belong to that large class of American citizens who were bortn ii a foreign land. I came to this cointry when 1 was nearly twentyono years of age. Te thousaacls ati itillions of ty countrymen who lile tmyseif emigrated to these itospitable shores. who crossed the ocean to seek a houte in free America. catne to better their condition social. fiitaneial. and political. They left behind them all that was near and dear to them. to here enjoy the blessings of free institutions and to become American citizens in every sense which the word implies. When sty German cotntrymen leave their old hoties in fitherland they sever all their forrmer conntetions. they sell their property . they take their wivus and children along. they leave for good.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese laborers are portrayed as coming only to undercut American workers, unwilling to assimilate, and having demoralizing habits.