What I desire to say is this: That the bloc is a creation in the suspicious mind of the gentleman who has given birch to the foreign bloc in the interview lie gave out and in the statement be made here some time ago. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen. you all. as well as myself. were very much amused when the gentleman from Ohio had the letter. purporting to come from some foreign born. addressed to tile commissioner at Ellis Island. read. As you observed. it was signed "Citizen" and typewritten. Does not that appear a little suspicious? Of course. I would not even insinuate that my colleague would for a moment doubt that such letter had actually been written. but I do firmly believe that it was writtennot by a foreignborn citizenbut by one of those busy professional restrictionists with a view of being utilized and. perhaps. even read by some one on the floor not only for political reasons but for the purpose of creating prejudice in the minds of the Members of tile House. and this would not be unusual because at all times while immigration hills are being considered. statements. articles. yes. even statistics. are being manufactured to be utilized to mislead the American people against immigration.
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Foreign-born individuals are suspected of writing misleading letters to influence immigration policy.