They are good citizens in every sense of the word. and those born here and endowed with citizenship rights by reason of birth have demonstrated that they are sound. sane. and patriotic American citizens. Personally. I have found that the Chinese with whom I have come in contact are splendid individuals worthy of confidence in all matters. I have always felt that Chinese exclusion was a mistake. It has deprived us of a type of citizenship that would have been a real contribution to our body politic. I sincerely hope that the Congress will promptly rectify this erroneous discrimination against a great people who. if permitted to enter on equal terms with other nations into our American body politic. will make a distinct and tremendously valuable contribution to freedom as conceived by democracy.
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