Speech #640070125

Not at this time. It is one of the most serious objectioIs in the ininds of millions of American people to this constant low of immigration that a million people come ihere annually to make this their new home. with absolutely no interest at all in becoming Aniericancitizenl. Iwas on a sibcommittee which investigated the Colorado stiike. and I took occasion to ask many of the strikers and strike breakerswand 90 per cent of them were alienshow long they had: lived in America and if they had taken out naturalization papers. and almost without exception they admitted they had never taken the first step toward becoming American citizens. We had some on the stand who had resided in America for 11 years who had made no effort to become American citizens. We ought to compel them to become citizens or return to their foreign homes.