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Mr. Davis. There seems to be every evidence that it is.
The CuatrMaN. After they have sold their property?
Mr. Davis. The percentage of refusals has, we find, greatly increased.
 In making any comparison of percentages of refusals, it
should be borne in mind that this 8 per cent, to which I have made
reference, does not include aliens refused visas because of quota
restrictions; that means 8 per cent of all applicants were weeded out
as aliens who failed to meet the requirements of the law.
The Cuarrman. It is interesting to note that 8 per cent are weeded
out through the examinations under the 1924 act, but before the 1924
act about 3 per cent were refused for cause after they had reached
the ports of the United States.
Mr. CaBLE. After they had sold out their property and had sold
their homes?
The CualRMAN. Yes.
Mr. Davis. That includes those in excess of the quota.
Mr. Jenkins. That is the case of the 1924 act as against 1921.
The CrairMaN. Yes; and the previous law.
9 Mr. Davis. But it is working with far less trouble to the United
tates.
Mr. Care. How about when one member of the family applies?
Do you require the entire family to come?
Mr. Davis. We can not require it.
Mr. CaBre. Will you examine other members of the family in
advance?
Mr. Davis. Yes. We can not require such aliens to be examined
but they are invited to; that is, they may do it.
Mr. CaBre. Do you make a record of it?
Mr. Davis. If they do it, they are given the benefit of an examination.
 Of course, it is understood that a person may become ineligible
to receive an immigration visa two days after he has been examined,
if the situation changes. At least they can find out what the situation
would be at the time of the examination.
Mr. Case. If one member of the family is not admissible, do you
refuse the rest?
Mr. Davis. It depends. If it is material to the admissibility of
the other, yes. If it is not material, no. If the others are issued
visas they at least know that the separation is going to take place.
The Cuamrman. Proceed.
Mr. Davis. In Mexico the percentage of refusals was much greater,
because during the first few years after the passage of the act the
standards applied were less strict. Obviously raising those standards
to a uniform level resulted in quite a high percentage of refusals
down there. However, people abroad become quite familiar with the
various excluding provisions and many of the patently inadmissible
ones do not make application for visas at all. “I understand that is
coming to be the case in Mexico.
In Eastern Canada, where I have been traveling recently, the percentage
 of refusals increased after the conferences held in the
Several consulates general to from 5 to 15 per cent according to
the incomplete figures I have seen in those consulates general.
The proportion of aliens refused visas must of course vary with the
character of immigration.

* Table 102, page 218, Annual Report Commissioner General of Immigration for 1929 shows the following
Percentages of aliens debarred: 1921, 1.4 per cent; 1922, 3.1 per cent; 1923, 3 per cent: 1924, 3.3 per cent.