Mr. President. this question ought not to be left to the country on a mere point of order. and for a few moments only I wish to make a statement about this controversy which has been so generally misunderstood. It is the sentimnent of the people of the United States. by a vast majority. that immigration into this country must be limited in number. That is the sober and considered judgment of the country. and if the last election meant anything on any issue it meant that. Five years ago the Congress adopted the permnnent immigration law of the United States. limiting the number of persons that might come to this country from Europe. It was obviously necessary. Because of the far higher rates of wages and far better living conditions here than in foreign countries. America drew immigrants like a magnet and. had we not restricted immigration. every employment office in the United States would have had its queue of aliens waiting to take the positions now filled by Americans. I need not debate that. nor need I debate the wisdom of the existing law.
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