There have been so many statements made on this floor that are loose and unfounded that I felt it my duty to present these facts to you so you may vote intelligently. These facts Show. first. that we have no more foreignborn in the United States than in 1860 in proportion to the entire population. The facts show the flow of immigration to this country is less today than it ever has been in the last 80 years. The flow of immigration has been cut 40 per cent under our present law. I have shown by absolute facts that the concentration of foreignborn in our cities Is not as great as it was when Lincoln was elected President. and I have shown that the cry against the change in the character of immigration has always been made. It was made against your forefathers in 1820. It was made in 1830. it was made in 1840. and In 1850.
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