Irish. German. French. Italian. and Norwegian immigrants by quotas and yet consented that Filipinos should come here under no limitations. One may quarrel with the doctrine of these exclusionists. but granting their premises. their program in so far as it applies to the Filipinos is logical and practical. If independence for the islands will serve their purpose. they are entirely justified in favoring such course. It is a powerful group. this. It has adherents throughout the country and has been respectfully heard by Congress on many occasions. Its efforts to exclude the Filipino were indorsed by the American Legion at its 1931 convention.
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