Iowa. Missouri. the Dakotas. and other of the Western States. In those days we complained even of that character of immigration. As a boy I remember reading in the newspaper advertisements for the employment of persons. with the statement that no Germans need apply or no Irish need apply. These nationalities have so demonstrated their loyalty to America that the people from these countries are welcomed here. Itis now being suggested that the Italian is an offensive immigrant. and that those who come from eastern and southeastern Europe should be shut out. I have always been. Mr. President. favorable to liberal immigration laws. but I believe that we- ought to establish at the gateways in Europe some agency to determine those who are the really objectionable immigrants and bar them before they leave the other side. if that were possible. as we do today at Montreal and the other Canadian gateways before they come to us from the north. I believe that in the main. however. the immigration that comes here from Europe is helpful. and so today I propose to vote for the amendment of the Senator from California [Mr.
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