For many. many years. Mr. President. the question of immigration has been a very serious and important one. For many years outside influencesforeign influenceshave undertaken to direct congressional action on this question in the United States. They have through certain channels had to do with innigration measures which we were endeavoring to pass and finally did pass in other days. I have witnessed the defeat of measures on the inmigration question since I have been in Congress because of those influences. When measures have been introduced looking to the restriction of immigration we have been told from time to time. just as the Senator from Connecticut told us yesterday and today. that we would offend our foreign friends if we were to impose restrictions against the coming of their people into the United States. Mr. President. the first duty I owe is to my country. "Be true to thyself" is a good motto. and it applies to nations as well as to individuals.
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