But. Mr. President. if the literacy test which is found in this bill. and which I trust may remain in the bill. had been applied to those immigrants a very small proportion of them would. have been admitted. probably not 10 per cent of them. So that after all the danger is not imminent. and. as I said a moment ago regarding the immigration from Africa. it seems to me hardly of sufficient consequence for us to solemnly legislate against those few people who. find their way here. I sincerely hope that the amendment including the word "Africa" will not be agreed to. and then we can deal with the question of immigration from the West Indies. which is of some consequence. while the immigration from Africa is so inconsequential that It seems to me absolutely unnecessary to deal with it in this bill. That is all I care now to say about the matter. Mr.
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