But with regard to the unskilled labor I reason this way: I find in three y ars a little over 80.000 Italians have been landed on our shores. and of this iumber nearly 70. 000 are males. During the same time I find a Hungarian imnigration of 26.993. and of this number over 20.000 are males. I think these facts demonstrate conclusively that this is a forced and assisted immigration. If these people came here of their owff volition. with the intent and purpose of making a home here. it is reasonable to suppose they would bring with them their wives and families. But the flct is they come in droves of males. and that their passage is paid by persons on this side is beyond doubt or question. The strongest reason urged against Chinese immigration was the fact that it was confined almost exclusively to males. and that being without families. they gave no "hostages to fortune." It is certainly true that the family is the only sure foundation upon which any government can rest. In further answering the question of the gentleman from Georgia permit me to state. as showing how this species of immigration is being carried on. that on the 11th of July. 1883. there assembled at the WestEnd Hotel. Long Branch. an association known as the "WindowGlass Manufacturers Association of America." At that meeting this motion was presented and adopted: On motion of Air. Gorsuch it was resolved. by a vote of 13 to 8. that the treasurer be authorized to pay a sum not exceeding $30 per mal for each blower or gatherer brought over from Europe after August 1. 1883. provided the same 1)e employed by some member of this association. and provided they are not workmen who have been in this country within time twelve months last past.
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Italian and Hungarian immigrants are mostly male, suggesting a forced immigration and lack of family values, similar to the arguments against Chinese immigration.