Speech #620139103

Mr. President. in proof of the fact that skilled labor. under this bill without this amendmeat. may be admitted without any of the excluding tests provided for in the bill. section 5. in part. says: That It shall be unlawful for any person. company. partnership. or corporation. in any manner whatsoever. to prepay the transportation or In any way to induce. assist. encourage. or solicit the Importation or migration of any contract lal uirer or contract laborers Into the United States. unless such contract laborer or contract laborers are exempted under the provisions of section 3. Now. I want to state. Mr. President. that along with a majority of those who have spoken on this bill I am unalterably opposed to any legislation which does not. to the fullest capacity of this body. commensurate with the best interests of the United States. impose such restrictions in our immigration laws as will prohibit the continuance of the startling facts disclosed in the report of the immigration commission. The immigration commission has summed up the facts as they were set forth yesterday by the Senator from Vermont . I call the attention of the Senate to the fact that according to the last census the increase of population in the United States in the last 10 years is 15.997.691 for continental America. The aliens imported covering the same period numbered 8.795.386. leaving the increase of native Americans 7.182.305. or less than half the increase in the census period of 10 years.