It is a grave one. and it is more serious today than it has ever been in this country heretofore. The land that has been available for settlement has been practically settled. The immigrant who comes here now comes to supply the labor market among our wage earners. He no longer comes here to develop our agricultural resources. but he comes here to take a place alongside of those who are employed in a given industry. that pays a good wage. and he too often accepts a lower wage than the standard of living here requires. After he has been here long enough to acquire our customs and our habits and to become acquainted with his fellow laborers he demands the wage that is customary and that enables a laborer to live according to the American standard.
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Immigrants accept lower wages and depress the labor market.