Agents are abroad in Europe saying: "The steamship sails on a certain day. only a small amount of money is necessary to take you out of this country and land you in America." Why. they gather them up like cattle. In my State the cattle buyer used to go out in the communities and buy a yearling here and a yearling yonder until he got a carload to send to the marketplace. So immigration has become a great moneymaking business. The steamship companies are making a vast deal of money out of hauling all kinds of foreigners into the United States. I appeal to Senators here and to the people of this Nation to wake up and stop this evil that strikes at the very vitals of our country. Whenever one of our committees sits down in a room and opens hearings. agents and interests come in. and they say: "This provision and that ought to be stricken out". and they whisper around: " If you vote for that provision there are enough of this and that element in your district to defeat you for reelection." I submit to the Senate that no mans political life is comparable in importance to guarding this Nation against tle dangers that are involved in loose or unrestricted immigration. We ought to rise above such considerations when it comes to this question. and say to them: "When you threaten me with defeat unless I vote to permit the doors to remain open. you are asking me to barter the highest and best interests of my country for a seat in Congress. That is what you are asking me to do. You are asking me to turn my back upon the interests of my children and their childrens children. You are asking me to prove unfaithful to the Government that I love." That is what they are doing when they ask us to throw the doors open to all sorts of immigrants from foreign countries. So. Mr.
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Immigrants are described as being gathered up like cattle and posing a danger to the country.