They agree to be subject to the call of the Government. to be ordered anywhere on the face of the earth. Those men agree to do that for five long years. and then they are offered the privilege of becoming citizens. My point is this: An Immigrant to this country comes here and becomes a citizen under our laws without any responsibility whatsoever for service to the Government. These men. in order to show that they love the country. in order to show that they are patriotic. in order to show that they want to become citizens of the United States. agree to serve for five long years in the armed services. In other words. they qualify by the highest test of their worthiness to become citizens of the Republic. The other immigrants whom we admit discharge no responsibilities whatsoever. They do not qualify in any other way. except that they are not imbeciles and they are not Communists. That is about all we require of the immigrants who normally come to this country under the quota system. Under the amendment of the Senator from Massachusetts these men discharge. for five long years. the highest obligation of citizenship. which is to contribute something. to put something into the Government of the United States. This is a new proposal.
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