In support of the remark of the able Senator from Oklahoma with respect to the integrity of this whole Union. in looking back over the debates in 1898. when the Senate was discussing the admission of the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. and later the Territory of Puerto Rico. there was much objection at that time. on the ground which the able Senator from Oklahoma has today enunciated. It was pointed out that throughout the history of the United States we had been a people who were willing to open our doors for the admission of refugees from all over the world. if they were willing to leave their homeland and their families. and their friendsor bring with them as many as they couldassimilate themselves with us. learn about our traditions and our history. and be one of us. and then we gave them the benefits of our democracy and our generosity and our bounty. However. here for the first time in our history we are not doing that. We are proposing to reach out 2.000 miles and take in a group of people who. whether we like to admit it or not. are. though a wonderful people. dissimilar in background.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that a group of people are dissimilar in background.