Do you not know that even In normal times there is always a large.percentage of American citizens seeking employment? Do you not know that there are more people In the country now than can find work to support themselves and families? I do not mean that everybody is out of work. as Is reported for political effect. and that it is due to the Democratic Party. but I do mean to say. gentlemen. that our immigration laws are so lax that we have permitted more people to come in than we have been able to assimilate properly. with the result that the labor market Is overstocked and we have a great mass of undigested labor on our hands. This being the case. let me ask you which Is the higher dutyto protect American labor from further congestion or. because of sentiment. refuse to restrict Immigration? In other words. are we for American citizens and American labor or will we legislate for foreigners Instead? I would not want to utter one word that would foster selfishness on our part as a Nation. nor say a word of disparagement of the citizens of other countries. but I do say that our first and chief duty as representatives of this great people is to legislate for. America and Americans. Then. when we have done what is for their best good. do all we can to help all other peoples in the world. I do not believe It can be successfully shown that it is conducive to our best interests as a Nation to continue this wholesale. indiscriminate policy of Immigration. If we do. it means that all this imported ignorance must be educated at our expense. It means that our own American labor must be further hampered by cheap labor.
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Immigrants are characterized as ignorant and a burden on American taxpayers.