But. Mr. President. the main objection. as I understand. to unrestricted immigration. is that the immigration may in some manner. in some way. compete with American labor. and thereby reduce the wages of American laborers. That argument. if worth anything. is only to be applied to States where there is already an abundance of labor. It signally fails of any application where there is a dearth of labor. Notwithstanding since the war there has been a larger amount of immigration into the United States than ever before. the fact remains that the price of labor throughout the United States instead of declining has steadily advanced. Some years ago I read an address delivered by an eminent citizen of the United States at the centennial anniversary of American independence at Philadelphia. It was delivered by Mr.
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