Oh. the gentleman misunderstood me. I did not mean to say that he introduced this amendment for exclusionary purposes. but I said that he is mistaken when he thinks tlat this bill is purely for the purpose of aiding the immigrant. This is a bill partly for exclusionary purposes. I spoke of the intention of the bill. not of the gentlemans amendment. It is for the purpose of restricting immigration as well as for improving the immigrant. and this is done after the Immigration Commission investigated that question. Every member of the commission. including the gentleman from New York . agreed that there were too many unskilled laborers coming to this country and that there ought to be some means by which they could be restricted. That is the purpose of the bill. and. as I said. if the gentlemans proposition should prevail. the tendency would be not to reduce the number of immigrants. but the opposite. Mr. Chairman.
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