Speech #580034263

Under the system of education in our country we are always lifting up each successive generation. If society is not supplied at the lowest stratum with manual labor. it will. in my judgment. become topheavy. We want immigrants from northern Europe. We want the Britons. and the Irish. and the Swedes. and the Germans. and the Danes. They are glorious peoplesturdy and hardy and sound. We want them We are prepared to welcome them to our country. But when we come to this class from southern Europeand twothirds of our immigrants come from therethe question is how can we cut down the immigration from this source? I have introduced the subjoined bill: A bill to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That it shall be unlawful hereafter for more than 80.000 alens from any one nation to enter the United States during any fiscal year: Provided. That said restriction shall not apply to citizens and domiciled residents of the Dominion of Canada. the Republic of Mexico. and the Republic of Cuba. nor to aliens seeking admission temporarily in the pursuit of their business as representatives of foreign commercial or mercantile Ihouses. nor to the duly accredited representatives of foreign overnments and their official and household servants. nor to the classes of aliens enumerated in the last proviso of section 2 of the act entitled "An act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States." approved March 3. 1903. Sec 2. That after the full quota from any one nation shall have been admitted to the United States in any one fiscal year. all other citizens or subjects thereof shall be refused admission and returned as provided by law in the case of other inadmissible aliens. SEC. 3. That any alien who shall enter the United States in excess of the number herein prescribed shall be arrested and deported as by law provided in the case of other aliens found unlawfully in the United States. SEc. 4. That it shall be the duty of the CommissionerGeneral of Immigration to enforce the provisions of this act and to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for that purpose. all under the direction and with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. and the expenditures incurred in so doing shall be paid from the permanent appropriation provided for in section 1 of the act enditled "Anact to regulate immigration of aliens into the United States." approved March 3 1903. Sec. o. That the words United States." used in the title and the various sections of this act. shall be construed to embrace all territory. land or water. under the jurisdiction and control of the United States.