I believe this country should be the asylum and refuge for the distressed. the downtrodden. and the oppressed of the world who may come here with a determined willa nd honest purpose to support our institutions and to build up homesfor themselves. But they must come here to be American citizens. to be imbued with the spirit and genius of American institutions. but they must not come here as criminals. as communists. as anarchists. I am opposed to opening the floodgates either at New York or San Francisco. to people who come here directly in the interest of the employers of laborpeople who are brought here with tickets given to them by -such employerswho come here tinder the auspices of padrones or masters. to compete with American labor in an already overstocked labor market. or under the auspices of the Six Companies of China to serve six years as coolies. bondmen. and slaves. And I am opposed to opening our gates for the admission of any man who does not come here. bringing with him his family and his household goods. for the purpose of becoming an American citizen. no matter whether his color be black. white. or yellow.