It is generally agreed. I think. that more rigid tests. morally and physically. might be applied to the admission of aliens. I have been privileged on many occasions to witness the operations of the law at Ellis Island. and am therefore familiar with its application as well as of the character of the immigrants. I was pleased to observe the careful scrutiny of each one. and. when any doubt existed. that the benefit was given to the law and not to the alien. There is no doubt in my mind that the time is approaching when in selfdefense restrictive measures that will largely tend to reduce the number must be adopted. The literacy testbeing able to read in some language or dialectgoes too far at this time and not far enough when restricted measures are needed. The supply for unskilled manual labor to dig cellars. grade and regulate highways. build roads. work our farms. and so forth. does not equal the demand. As a consequence our farms are being drawn on for that labor that is badly needed to properly cultivate the soil. to keep the production of the necessaries of life equal to the consumption.
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