In dealing with this question it is unwise to depart from the old American tradition and to discriminate for or against any man who desires to come here and become a citizen, save on the ground of that man's fitness for citizenship.
Roosevelt warns against discrimination in immigration based on anything other than a person's suitability for citizenship.
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