Speech #910034689

America is invariably seen and sees itselfas a white AngloSaxon Christian nation. As a result. our policies toward nonwhite peoples have been marked by what can fairly be called "white imperialism". on a political level. and "benevolent racism". on an ethnic level. Domestically. our immigration laws. from the early Oriental Exclusion Acts to our present statutes. have established national immigration quotas in direct proportion to the whiteness of the country of origin. Further. the internment of the Neselbut not citizens of German descentduring World War II reflected a national uneasiness with citizens of darker hue. It should be noted that these are matters of contemporary history: Asians were barred from naturalized citizenship until 1946. Finally. the long continued almost total absence of Black. brown or yellow Americans from our foreign policymaking councils not only supports this uneasiness but invariably influences our policymaking decisions relative to the worlds majority. Externally. the Boxer rebellion. our economic support of racist South Africa. our military alliance with colonial Portugal. and our apparent readiness to resist colored in contrast to white communist aggression suggest the existence of a double standard in our international relations.