When this nation was established we had an immense territory and few people. We had no large cities. There was every inducement to encourage immigration. and the wisdom of that farsighted statesman who established this Republic and who was the equal in practical statesmanship of any man ever set to watch over a state. was never more conspicuously shown than upon this very question. In his letter to John Adams of November 27. 1794. George Washington said: My opinion with respect to emigration (immigration) is that except of useful mechanics and some particular descriptions of men and professions. there is no need of encouragement. while the policy or advantage of its taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned. for by so doing they retain the language. habits. and principles. good or bad. which they bring with them. We see here developed to its full extent precisely the very condition which George Washington saw with the eye of a prophet. and in the slums of our great cities can be found hundreds of thousands of people of alien races who settle there with no intention of becoming American citizens. who maintain separate and apart their habits of life. and as far as possible their laws and institutions. and who constitute a great menace to our civilization. Mr.
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Generalizes about the tendency of immigrants to not assimilate and pose a threat to civilization.