Speech #680080979

There are most excellent features in it. but this one keystone of the arch we are now considering seems to me not to reach the quality of the administrative part of the bill. I made some remarks a few days ago in opposition to it ox account of the discriminatory feature it contains. and to my mind no answer has been made to show that no discrimination does exist. I stand where I stood at the beginning of this debate. for the() strictest form of restricted immigration. on the moral side. intellectual side. and physical side. This country is neither a melting pot nor a dumping ground for undesirable ones from other countries. I wish to heartily indorse every statement made by the gentleman from Illinois when he introduced the important amendment now under consideration. I stand with him in this:. That rather than have the census of 1890 as the basis for immigration entrance I should prefer not to see any immigration into this country and I am prepared to vote accordingly. But the amendment which the gentlemtm from Illinois offers is absolutely fair. both to this country. which is our irst consideration. and to those who are applying for admission to our shores. Naturally our first consideration is our home interests. and when we accept the basis of the average of four censuses of this country. dating back to 1890. we are fair both to ourselves mid to those applying for admission.