For many centuries more than half of mankind has remained irrevocably moored to Gothic barbarism. and European races only have made any noteworthy progress. A great nation can only maintain its claims as such by the greatness of its people. by brain power and intellectual development. and by work that confers honor upon our common humanity. The paramount question must be asked whether or not there is visible cause for alarm. lest among the miscellaneous multitude of foreign immigrants annually landed on our shores. trained to widely different institutions. with a Babel confusion of tongues. including paupers. lunatics. idiots. and criminals. there may not be introduced many vicious and inconvertible elements. more dangerous to the individuality and deepseated stamina of the American people and more worthy of rigid quarantine than even the most leprous diseases. I refer to those whose inherent deficiencies and iniquities are thoroughbred. and who are as incapable of evolution. whether in this generation or the next. as is the leopard to change his spots. The greater portion of foreign additions to our population appears to find its most congenial home in our largest towns and cities.
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Immigrants are described as a 'miscellaneous multitude' including paupers, lunatics, idiots, and criminals, posing a threat to the American people.