But by 1930. while the population increased 15 percent. the gainfully employed increased 17.3 percent. By 1940 the population increased 7.2 percent and the gainfully employed increased 9.1 percent. So. Mr. President. within the bounds of any kind of reason more people with strength and skill and courage. coming to us will build a greater America. They will not break down or wreck the America we have. All our history proves it. Some of the most prosperous decades in American history were those when we had immigration flowing unrestricted upon these shores. I do not now propose unrestricted immigration into America. yet. Mr. President. if I may be permitted to say so.
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