We are not opposing the coming of people who are fleeing the persecution of other countries. seeking this land of liberty and opportunity. with the intention of becoming good citizens and of supporting our institutions. This bill does not strike at them. but it strikes at a class of people dangerous to peace and order in the United States. Gentlemen here know. and I know. that under the present immigration law undesirable people are coming into our country. poisoning our civilization and striking at the very vitals of this Republic. Mr. Chairman. the time has come when we must guard our liberties and protect our civilization in the United States. Some of the opposition to this bill does not arise from sympathy with the downtrodden. as the term is used. Mr. Charman. some of the steamship companies are opposing this bill -because they walnt unrestricted immigration so that this traffic in human beings may continue. They are not thinking of the good of society in the United States. They are not considering the danger to our civilization that will come by an indiscriminate class of foreigners coming into our country. They favor unrestricted immigration because it furnishes. to them a lucrative trade. They now send agents abroad. who urge every class and condition of people to come to the United Statesno thought of the wellbeing of the people in America. no thought of the perpetuity of this Republic inspires them when they are seeking to load their ships in foreign lands. The American people have seen and felt the evils of unrestricted immigration. and they are determined to provide ways and means for safeguarding American ideals and institutions. We must have some standard by which the. foreigner seeking our country can be measured. There must be a test of fitness.
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Generalization about 'undesirable people' poisoning civilization.