As I was starting to say. I think we owe a great deal to those people of foreign origin who are in this country now and who served this country in our Army and Navy and fought under our flag. I think we owe them a great duty. and the first duty we owe them is to so frame our legislation as to give them an opportunity for prosperity and happiness. and I think one of the main things is to stop.the great influx of immigration into this country. Now. we have this immigration law which provides. in accordance with the report of the minority. for 350.461 of them to come in in one year. It seems to me that is pretty liberal. and we have a provision which seems to have been overlooked. as follows: That In the enforcement of this act preference shall be given. so far as possible. to the parents and minor children of citizens of the Unitcd States. and to the parents. wives. and minor children of aliens who are now in the United States and have applied for citizenship in the manner provided by law. So that all in tie world the soldier needs to do.. if he is an alien and has served under our flag. is to apply for citizenship in this country. and then under the regulations that will be proinulgated he will be entitled to all the benefits that this amendment gives him . and if he is not willing to apply for citizenship in this country I am willing to deal fairly with him. but I am not willing to go out of my way in order to see that some one living beyond the seas who happens to be related to him shall be brought over here.
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