It is Injurious both socially and physically. just as are insanity. pauperism. dependency. loathsome and contagious diseases. criminality. and prostitution. which are now causes for exclusion. A low standard of living is contagious. too . it is epidemic. We create boards of health and Inspectors and establish quarantines to protect ourselves against the immigrant bringing physical diseases. but nothing is done to safeguard society from what Is equally bad. if not worse. this economic disease of a low standard of living. Now. Mr. Chairman. the Committee on Immigration. after many months of consideration. has come to the conclusion that there is no other way. in view of the present unprecedented multitude of immigrants who are coming to this country. to decrease that number. except to apply this literacy test. And I wish to say. that being the case. at least until we need more men in this countryespecially considering the fact that we must all admit there is here at least some depreciation in the labor market and depression in industrial ]inesI say we all ought to agree that as long as that continues some effort should be made to curb this flood of immigration. Mr. Chairman.
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Immigrants bring a low standard of living that is contagious and epidemic.