If the Congress of the United States puts on our statute books vicious laws the people can correct that abuse in a succeeding Congress by electing men who will repeal the laws and take them from the statate books. If laws are placed on the statute books which are intended for the protection of citizens of the United States. or for the maintenmce of the national credit. or to give every citizen the full measure of his citizenship and his right of the franchise. if such laws should be repealed they can be reunacted. But. sir. as great as these questions are. and as much as the people generally are interested in them. there is a greater problem overshadowing the country today that makes these important questions sink out of sight. and that is the question of the unrestricted. unlimited immigration of people here from foreign shores. During last year there were landed in this country623.084 people. in 1891.700.454. During last year 105.203 of these foreigners crossed by the way of Canada. During the year 1892 of the 623.084. 21.269 were nonimmigrants or gentlemen traveling for pleasure or business. Now. it is true that amongst this great number there were thousands of the very best people in the world. people who will make desirable citizens. I To this class of immigrants we have biddenahearty welcome. but what is going to become of this great nation if we permit the vicious. the low. and degraded to come into our.country. They are but human pests. I do not see any more opportune time than just now for Congress to take hold of this question.
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Generalizing about 'vicious, low, and degraded' immigrants.