Mr. Speaker. this Senate amendment to the immigration bill. if agreed to. will exclude from entering this country all members of the African or black race under every and all circumstances and is. in my judgment. unwise. unjust. and unnecessary. It will stir up racial strife and accomplish no material advantage to anyone. This bill. if enacted into law. will exclude from the United States the illiterate alien and all criminals and undesirablesthis amendment seeks to class the negro with the criminal and undesirable. He will not be permitted to come here to be educated or visit for the purpose of travel. even if some member of his family is a citizen.
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Equating black people with criminals and undesirables.