Yes. even granting that. I speak for the adoption of the amendment. and for this reason: The men who have built up this countryand I regret that I feel that it is even pertinent to mention the factare of a class of immigrants that. I regret to say. we will not anticipate at this time from European countries. because there is not a man or a woman in this country today who is not descended from that sturdy type of immigrant who. in order to advance his spiritual. mental. and political desires. to have greater opportunities for the cultivation of himself spiritually and mentally. and not for his physical comfort alone. came across these waters to strange lands to find new opportunities. and those who were lefton the other side who would not make the sacrifice of emigration to better their spiritual and political condition who now wish to come. only to better their physical comfort. we do not need or want.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizes about the motivations and qualities of past vs. present immigrants, suggesting that past immigrants were motivated by spiritual and mental advancement while present immigrants are only motivated by physical comfort.