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Supplanting with this vast army of foreigners a like number of American laborers. These foreigners have no right in justice. and should have none in law. to be given the privilege to take such a stupendous amount of money from American laborers. I call the attention of the Senate to the class who come here. because I am addressing myself not only to the amendment I sent to the desk but to the plea that we should retain in the bill the literacy test and every other test that is possible to restrict this immigration and to leave our American citizenship as nearly American as may be. It is interesting to note the class that come here. According to the same report of the Immigration Colmission the number reported as to employment was 7.048.953. Of the skilled occupations there were 20 per cent. farm laborers. 23 per cent. laborers in other occupations. 19 per cent. and professionals. 1hv per cent. According to the universal rule the professionals are those who are mentally and educationally prepared to enter into the higher divisions of our labor or of our institutions.