Because some poor people want to go to Europe to see their kinfolks constitutes no valid reason why the Government of the United States ought to tax other poor people whodo not go to Europe in order to make it easier for those who do go. Let me say to the gentleman that if it is only worth $2 to vis6 the passport of a foreigner who is traveling in the United States for pleasure or in order to make money. why is it right for the Government of the United States to tax the kinsmen of sonic of those of whom he speaks who come to this country as immigrants? I voted for the immigration bill. and I am in favor of restricting immigration. but when we by law admit people to come to the United States we are thereby saying to those people that we welcome them. that they are fit material to become American citizens. and we want them to become articulated into the life of this Republic. and we want them to become prosperous and to find occupation in the economy of our system. Is it right to say to those immigrants. "We will charge you $10 a head for viseing your passports?" "It Is true we are going to make citizens out of you. but in order to get the revenuefor the purpose of getting revenuewe are going to close the door in your face unless you pay us $10 as a vis6 fee." But to some foreigner who comes to America not for the purpose of becoming a citizen. but some foreigner who comes here for the purpose of traveling purely for his own pleasure or some foreigner who comes here to compete in business. we say to such a man. "We shall not charge you anything for vising your passport. You never expect to become a citizen. You do not come here to help us. but you come here to hell) yourself and we will charge you nothing." But the immigrant that we want. the immigrant that we expect to become a part of our people. who is worthy to partake of our liberty and our institutions. we do not want him badly enough to admit him unless we first make him pay $10.
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