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Calvin Coolidge: “The other is a policy of more recent origin and seeks to shield our wage earners from the disastrous competition of a…”

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The other is a policy of more recent origin and seeks to shield our wage earners from the disastrous competition of a great influx of foreign peoples.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge discusses a policy aimed at protecting American wage earners from foreign competition.

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