At any rate. the decision of the question whether America is still needed as a refuge may best be left to the decision of the people most interested. to the people who. being poor or hopeless at home. think they see brighter prospects and an animating hope in the New World. The people now occupying the United States know that those prospects are brighter. and they are themselves animated by a great hope. the hope that freedom nourishes. The American people. if they get a chance to express themselves. will not be found In favor of shutting the door on any honest and healthy persons who believe they can better themselves by coming to America. and are enterprising enough to assumne the inevitable risks. The arguments against further restrictions of immigration are essentially arguments to the sense of gratitude. justice. and generosity in the actual Americans of today. Sincerely yours.
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