Editorial from the San Francisco Call, 1910:

‘Hindu Immigration Must Stop’

“These Hindus are by far the most objectionable class of Asiatic immigrants arriving in this country….The Hindus, moreover, constitute a race problem of even more difficult and dangerous character than do the other Asiatics. Their caste prejudices preclude any sort of assimilation with the spirit of American institutions. They are, in fine, impossible…

“It is imperative that the United States shall erect some effective legislative barrier against this immigration. The labor conditions of the coast must not be left subject to the caprice of officials, most of whom are subject to powerful political influences exercised by the corporations which make a profit from this trade. Congress will be asked at the coming session to deal with this subject as a whole and in a radical way. The prevailing conditions have risen to the importance of a menace to American institutions.” [emphasis added]

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