I refer to the bill introduced by Senator Wadsworth. The gentleman from Washington is the one who always believes that an alien has horns. that he is the very embodiment of the devil. and must be kept out at all hazards. Despite the fact that we have restricted immigration. he comes forth with a proposed enactment that would provide that immigration must be cut down still further to the tune of 10 per cent every year for five years. He would cut it down 50 per cent. Surely he has no love for the alien and resents deeply any statement casting in any degree any reflection upon the immigration laws and their administration. He fails to realize what a vast power is given to the consular agents in their being permitted to ask questions along the lines of intelligence tests. The United States courts have held that there can be no appeal from a decision of a consular agent excluding an immigrant as a result of any kind of examination or test. These agents therefore become laws unto themselves. They are uncontrolled.
Identified stereotypes
Aliens are portrayed as evil and dangerous.