President. that there were no finer patriots or more outstanding Americans titan those sons of ours of foreign origin. So far as I am concerned. I think we may well afford to go on with our proposed plan as to immigration. Of course. no one in America is going to favor unlimited admission of immigrants--we all believe In restrictionbut. in view of the great restriction proposed by the bill before us. there can be no question that the number of immigrants will be so limited that there can be no danger of any invasion of our native ideas of citizenship. Under this proposed plan we will bring in so small a number that hardly more than the fireside friends or relatives of those now here will be admitted. I sincerely hope that the Senate will not be unduly Influenced by what my very good friend front Georgia. whom I so greatly love. has said regarding restriction of immigration. For myself. at a proper time I shall ask that the restrictions. instead of being placed at 2 per cent on the census of 1910. be placed at 3 per cent upon the census of that year. Even on that basis. due to the fact that it is proposed to wipe out exemptions from the present quota. we shall then have a greater restriction than we have at present.
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