Well. if the man has any Intelligence. the first thing he will do is to learn to write his name. and If he has no Intelligence he can be taught to write his name. if he has enough brains to be willing to study for. say. a month. Consequently. we do not go as far as this bill that was discussed before we arose. We do not compel the immigrant to have an educational qualification. but we compel him to have enough intelligence to be able to learn to write his name before he declares his first Intention to become a citizen. And if citizenship in the United States is to be held so cheap that to attain it a man will not take the trouble to go to a school for a few weeks and learn to write his name. which we require as a safeguard to prevent fraud. then I say that man Is not entitled to become a citizen.
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