Burlingame came back with his laurels fresh upon his brow be was toasted and feted in every part of the United States. and nowhere more than in California. They thought he had performed a great achievement for modern civilization. opened wide the doors of a vast empire. But when the Chinese immigrants came in it was found that they did not affiliate with us. that they did not sympathize with us. that they did not bring their wives along. that they only came to gather what money they could and then go back to the country from which they came. Therefore an alarm sprung up against them. and as soon as the treaty could be changed to enable us to exclude them I was in favor of their exclusion. I have reported three bills here in the Senate for the exclusion of the Chinese.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese immigrants are portrayed as not assimilating, not bringing their wives, and only seeking to extract money before returning to China.