Speech #540118144

So do you not see that all this talk about the Germans being affected by the passage of this law is ridiculous? It would not affect the Germans. it would not affect the Swedes. it would not affect the Norwegians. it would not affect the Englishmen. nor the Irishmen. But it would very seriously affect and restrict the immigration from countries from which undesirable immigration comes. and in that respect this conference report is satisfactory. The Commissioner of Immigration has also made a report of the amount of money brought into this country by immigrants. It is cuious to note that the large majority of immigrants coming from AustriaHungary. Italy. and Russia proper bring less than $30 per head with them. while the great majority of immigrants from Germany. Norway. Sweden.