Ninetytwo per cent of those people in Lanrence who defied the law were foreigners. and eightyodd per cent of that 92 per cent were from the southern and eastern sections of Europe. Gentlemen have referred to the message of President Cleveland vetoing a bill of similar characternuch less liberal. however. than this. At that time the records show that during the year 1897. when the veto message was signed. the total immigration to this country was only 230.832. while in 1911 it was 878.000. and the south Italians and Polish were 241.000 alone. or 11.000 more than cate from all nationalities during the year 1897. The gentlenian from Nebraska [Mr. LonmTezc].. it explanation of the fact that so few came that year. remarked that .times were so hard then that there was no work for them to do and people were not coming here.
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Foreigners, especially from southern and eastern Europe, are associated with defying the law.