The people who have been engaged in this work are experts. Members of Congress have not time to do that. We would have to do it by agents in any event. and we have agents who have been in that work and who are competent people. and they could do it much more satisfactorily and really much more cheaply than the Immigration Committees of the two Houses could do it. There is much matter in an undigested condition relating to alien criminals that Congress should have the benefit of in trying to keep out of cutthroats and criminals. especially of southern and eastern Europe. There is much valuable matter relating to congestion of aliens in large cities. and the crime. disease. and degradation resulting therefrom. from which many valuable suggestions can be obtained.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe are described as 'cutthroats and criminals'.