I shall support the majority report with such amendments as the Committee of the Whole House may recommend. In so doing I do not. in my opinion. commit an unfriendly act toward the Government of China. because I draw the line. not upon nationality. but upon character. I do not believe that this country has ever been as strict in the enactment and enforcement of emigration laws as it ought to have been. If I had my way about it we would require of every foreignborn person who seeks either residence or citizenship among us a certificate of character from the country from which he emigrates. disclosing his antecedents. This would not only tend to protect society. but would tend to prevent the assassination of our Presidents. In my estimation this legislation is in the defense of our homes and our people.
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