We appreciate the greatness of many of the people of south and eastern Europe. We realize the fact that many people from those countries are patriotic citizens of America. yet we can not understand why many of these people want their natioonality admitted regardless of quality. They should know that few of their best people are coming to this country. and this is one reason that we are endeavoring to restrict and limit our Immigration. We are not getting the best. and I say that the character of immigration to a great extent from south and eastern Europe Is not the character of citizenship which we desire in this country. With Italy selecting her emigration out of which we select our immigration. no one would expect us to receive the best class of people from countries of this kind. If they are being discriminated against. they have brought it upon themselves by permitting hordes of undesirables to reach our shores. I notice from the press a few days ago that the distinguished gentlemai from New York addressed two or three thousand foreigners in Philadelphia. wherein It was reported he said that the Johnson bill is the product of a narrow and bigoted class.
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The speaker claims that the 'best people' from south and eastern Europe are not immigrating to the US, and that the character of immigrants from these regions is not desirable.