I reply to the Senator that the citizens of California are not to furnish the means. Oh. no. the Chinaman must himself. affirmatively establish his right before the officers of his State. men subject to the weaknesses of human nature and doubtless not in sympathy with the immigration of Chinamen here. The officers of his State have it devolved upon them to be satisfied with the affirmative proof of the Chinese immigrant here that he does not belong to the inhibited class of laborers. The question of his employment is open. what he is doing. and he must establish by that. by his domicile. how he lives. He is to be subjected. he and his witnesses. to a searching investigation to prove that he is not a Chinese workingman.
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Accusation that Chinese immigrants must prove they are not laborers and are subject to unfair scrutiny.