I believe that the time has come for us to .address ourselves to the task of making American citizens out of those who come here from foreign soil. and I believe that my amendment would have been a step In that direction. I have listened to practically all of the debate on this interesting bill. Those who wanted to liberalize it and allow a greater percentage of immigrants brought into this Chamber various multicolored charts with which to prove their figures. Could I have but spoken to my amendment I would have pointed you to the colors of that Old Flag. and I would have called to witness in my behalf the wisdom of George Washington when he said: Against the Insidious wiles of foreign influence--I conjure you to believe me. fellow citizensthe jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. I wanted to lessen this baneful influence. and I knew of no better way to attempt it than to limit our immigration quota to the number receiving final citizenship papers each year.
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