To shut them out from the public schools is a wicked absurdity, when there are no first-class colleges in the land, including the universities and colleges of California, which do not gladly welcome Japanese students and on which Japanese students do not reflect credit.
Roosevelt argues against excluding Japanese students from public schools, highlighting their contributions to education.
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