No longer need we be defensive about a scheme that .blatantly proclaimed as a matter of national policy that some peoples are not as worthy of consideration for American citizenship as others. As all our Presidents beginning with President Truman have pointed out. the national origins law was a constant irritant to amicable relations around the globe. Finally. the national origins system contradicted our fundamental national ideals and basic values. It denied recognition to the individual and treated him as one of a mass. It judged a man not on the basis of his worth or ability to contribute to our society. but on his place of birthor. worse yet.
Identified stereotypes
Some people are not as worthy of consideration for American citizenship as others.