But it is so no longer. A bar should be placed against the admittance of those restless people who can not be tranquil and happy at home. We do not want " a vast horde of wild Irishmen lt loose upon us." At that time it was the Irishman. a little later it was the German. then. still later. it was the Scandinavian. and now it is the immigrant from southern Europe. Mr. Chairman. it is a remarkable thing that opposition to illiterate immigrants comes from those sections of the Union to which the smallest percentage of the immigrants migrate and where illiteracy among native whites and children of native white parentage is greatest. "Physician. heal thyself." Teach your own children how to read and write. teach your own people how to read and write. and when you have done that. then begin to talk about literacy tests in an immigration bill.
Identified stereotypes
Irishmen are restless people who can't be tranquil and happy at home.