A. Wright. president of the Wright Loan & Securities Co.. which has a good capital and appears to be a substantial business concern. of Houston. Tex.. writes me from that place under date of February 29. 1928. a letter from which I quote: "As my concerns are members of the American plan or open shop. our sentiments regarding Mexican immigration can not be attributed to overfriendliness toward organized labor. The unemployment situation here Is becoming quite acute. and in the opinion of the writer will grow more so and extend over a protracted period. and we think that the Mexican immigrationor at least most of the Mexicans are very much the least desirable that come into our Nation. Their standard of living is so low that they can sell their services at such price as to disastrously affect our native laborers. * * *" I quote fromi a telegram sent by C. 0. Griffin. of Lindsay.
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Mexicans have a low standard of living and depress wages.