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Teddy Roosevelt: “But I will do everything in my power to make it easy and desirable for the Chinese of the business and professional…”

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But I will do everything in my power to make it easy and desirable for the Chinese of the business and professional classes, the Chinese travelers and students, to come here, and I will do all I can to secure their good treatment when they come; and no laboring man has anything whatever to fear from that policy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for the fair treatment of Chinese professionals and students while maintaining restrictions on laborers.

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