WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

Mr. HusBanp. The record is made only when a citizen declares
it is his intention to reside in another country for one year Or more.
Mr. Gisson. The record is made based on the intention of the
American leaving the country?
Mr. HusBanp. His statement as to his intention.
Mr. GissoN. Not what happens afterwards?
Mr. Hussanp. Not what happens afterwards.
Mr, Box. And it does not include transient visitors?
Mr. HusBanp. No. Only those who declare their intentions to
proceed to a given country for the purpose of remaining there permanently,
 as that term is used for statistical purposes.
Mr. GissoN. Would it include minors with the leave of their
parents?
Mr. HusBanp. Iam sure all members of a family would be included.
: Mir, Lantos. And they would be bound by the statement of the
ather?
Mr. HussanDp. They would be, so far as the purpose of the record
oes.
¢ Mr. Box. Mr. Secretary, as I understand the chairman’s bill, the
number of immigrants we would receive, based on our population
going to those countries permanently, would be quota immigrants;
and nonquota immigrants, under the other provisions of the law,
would be in addition to that number?
Mr. HusBanp. Oh, yes.
Mr. Box. So that the number which we would be receiving from
each of these countries would be greater than the total number going
from our country to those countries?
Mr. Hussaxp. The bill provides that the quota shall be three times
the number departing.
Mr. Box. Yes; and those in addition to that number would be the
nonquota?
Mr. HusBanp. Yes, sir; any nonquota immigrants would be in addition
 to the established quota.
Mr. JenkiNs (acting chairman). May I ask you, Mr. Secretary,
what provisions are in this bill for changing these computations? In
other words, will there be a change every year? Will the Mexican
quota, for instance, be based every year on the statistics produced by
your department, or will there be a change?
Mr. Hussanp. Apparently there is no provision in the bill for
changing the quotas year by year. As the bill now reads, I take it
that the permanent quota of the countries or zones concerned, unless
changed by act of Congress, would be three times the number of
American citizens who departed to each country or zone in 1929.
Mr. Jenkins. Now let me ask you another question there: Did 1
understand that under the national origins provision of the 1924 act
these three Secretaries will make a new computation after every
census?
Mr. HusBanp. It is not so provided. As the national origin provision
 now reads, I think the quotas based on the census of 1920 would
remain in force unless Congress provides that they shall be revised on
the basis of the census of 1930.
Mr. Jenkins. To explain my question there: I thought that if the
quotas under this new bill would be annual—perennial, in other
words—then they would run contrary, somewhere or other alone the