They are white Chinamen. of our own color. but not of our own spirit. To every man of every race and nationalityand to every honest man who comes to us to becomne one of us and undertakes to become a good citizen of this country. and.who comes here without the marks of handcuffs around his.wrists. I say welcome! welcome! whatever his nationality may be. but when the halt. the lame. and the blind. morally. when the refuse of prisons. when the beggars and the wicked and criminals come aniongst us. then it is surely time to make laws to protect our own. whether naturalized or nativeborn. A man who debauches the price of labor is a public enemy.and when many men come for that purpose you have a greater public enemy to be resisted with the full power of the Republic. I would have the world understand that this country is not a hunting ground for every adventurer who chooses to come here. that the hearths of our homes are not El Doradoes for reckless speculation. that the happiness of our people and the permanency of our institutions are founded in the necessities of our best nature.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are characterized as morally bankrupt, criminals, and a threat to American values.