b. They are easily influenced in all political affairs by pecuniary persuasion, for
1'. Their sole object in this country is to acquire wealth. (Prescott F. Hall, Secretary of the Immigration Restriction League, Annals of American Academy, Vol. XXIV, page 172.)
D. The number of immigrants is too great to be assimilated properly, since
1. Most of the immigrants are extremely clannish, for
a. "Little Italies," "Little Hungaries," and "Ghettos," exist in great numbers and size throughout the United States. (Henry Rood, Forum, Vol. XIV, page 114.)
2. Most of the immigrants never try to learn the English language, for
a. They have no need for it, since
1'. They seldom come in contact with English-speaking people. (Ibid.)
3. Their tendency is not to become citizens, for
a. Thirty-one per cent. of the immigrants return home after having been here a few years. (Report of the Commissioner-General of Immigration, 1905.)