The economic condition of the worker is such that we can not afford to drag down the American worker to the wage standard of the Mexican people. I am speaking about their economic standard. their wage standard. It is my notion at least that the time is not far distant when there will be restrictive legislation respecting Mexican immigration. When that time comes and Congress shall enact a law that will give to the Mexicans the right to come to this country only on the terms of restricted immigration. there will be little immigration of Mexican workers to the United States. Whence. therefore. will come the workers for the beet fields? There is only one other source of the labor supply. and that source will be the women and the children who. because of the economic depression of the head of the family. will find it necessary to go in large numbers into the beet fields. and upon their hands and knees eke out a miserable life to supplement the income of the family.
Identified stereotypes
Mexican people are associated with a lower wage standard.