I referred to the standard of the new citizenship in connection with the question of the conservative. reliable element of the American people that must be depended upon to maintain the traditions and the principles of our Government. I never will retreat from that statement. Our immigration is made up fron men who are not familiar with American institutions. The great majority of them know nothing of the history out of which present conditions grew. The great majority of them know nothing of the traditions of the Government as crystallized and embodied in the laws that govern us. and too often their first effort is to change a law which is a surprise to them. or inconvenient. as it may be.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants are unfamiliar with American institutions and traditions and seek to change laws.