"In short unless the stream of their importation could be turned from this to other Colonies[...]they will soon so out number us, that all the advantages we have will not be able to preserve our language, and even our Government will become precarious.
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"I say I am not against the admission of Germans in general, for they have their virtues, their industry and frugality is exemplary; They are excellent husbandmen and contribute greatly to the improvement of a Country" --Benjamin Franklin's concerns about German immigration, 1753
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