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The CuairmaN. Does that affect their ability to vote and understand
 the principles and foundation of the institutionsyof this United
States Government?
Mr. Yares. Why, naturally, those that come in do not vote.
That condition passed away many, many years ago down there.
The Crairman. Then the naturalized or native-born man of
Mexican ancestry is highly intelligent?
Mr. Yates. No, sir; he is not highly intelligent in the sense that
we Americans are.
The CuairMAN. You spoke of him as an Indian?
Mr. Yates. Yes, sir.
The CratrmMan. What do you mean by that?
Mr. Yares. I mean that they are of aboriginal descent. They are
not Spanish and are not East Indians, of course. I mean they are
aborigines to the American continent.
The CrairMaN. Do they make good citizens?
Mr. Yates. They do; yes, sir. 1 have been in a position to judge
them. I was county judge of my county for seven years, and the
general average of them make good citizens. There are bad ones
but we have had some very bad Americans. You understand that.
The Crairman. Now, you say that it is highly desirable to keep
up commercial relations with Latin America?
Mr. Yates. Yes, sir; I think it is.
The Crarrman. Even if we build up all of that part of the country
down there with this type of American citizens?
Mr. Yates. I would not want my country sacrificed in that way,
but you will find that the development of it shows just the other thing,
that each year shows an increasing American population and more
prosperity among the Americans.
Mr. Dickstein. How many aliens have you got in that territory?
Mr. Yates. Well, I could not answer that, sir: but aliens in the
sense of being foreign born are——
Mr. DicrsTEIN (interposing). Mexicans I am referring to.
Mr. Yares. I understand you mean born in Mexico?
Mr. DickstrIN. Those born in Mexico and those who have come
in and who have never become citizens of the United States. What
is the ratio? What is the ratio of men and women living in vour own
community that have never been naturalized?
Mr. Yates. I came in here at the request of my delegation to-day
without having previously tona myself on that.
The Cratrman. We will try and supply that.
Mr. Scunemer. Now, the agricultural situation of which you
speak is purely a local one?
Mr. Yates. It is the only community that I am familiar enough
with to speak of with any certainty.
Mr. Scuneiper. Is it different than most of the other sections of
the United States?
Mr. Yates. I think it is; yes, sir.
Mr. ScenemER. And you are asking for admission of immigrants
to take care of your section? You are not asking for the rest of
the country?
Mr. Yares. No, sir; I am speaking of a local condition and trying
to show that mv community will suffer from it.