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Mr. Fitzpatrick. No.
The CuairMaN. What is the unemployment now, to what extent?
Mr. Fitzpatrick. I would not want to say that, Mr. Chairman,
because you know as well as I do, that it is very difficult with our
present statistical service to get any accurate figure on unemployment.

You know that Mr. Steuart, Director of the Bureau of the Census
is at’ the present time working out a schedule to obtain unemployment
 statistics, and with some difficulty, and he hopes to be able to
give us as result of the census this vear something that will be very
Uluminating.
I myself would take the reports of the committee on recent economic
 changes as one of the pretty good references on the unemployment
 situation.
The CuairmMan. What did that say?
Mr. Firzratrick. Well, I have forgotten their figures, but they are
available, and show there is considerable unemployment, a considerable
 amount of technilogical unemployment, as they call it. 1
think those reports are as good as any we have,
Mr. Case. Mr. Chairman, may I ask one more question, please
The CHAIRMAN. Yes.
Mr. Cuass. I was interested, of course, in your statement, and
the statement that the chamber of commerce is not interested in any
particular bill, and that your immigration policy was a general policy.
Mr. FirzeaTrick. That is right.
Mr. Cuase. Is that correct?
Mr. Frrzeatrick. That is correct.
Mr. Cuase. Do I understand your chamber then to be against
restriction of any immigration.
Mir. FrrzeaTrick. No. On the contrary, we are very definitely
committed to the restricted immigration of European countries, and
our position with reference to Mexico is simply that as far as Mexico
is concerned, we should not extend the principle of the quota to
Mexico.
The CuairMaN. Now or any other time.
Mr. FrrzpaTrIicK. Now or any other time. Mr. Chairman.
Mr. GREEN. Again, you——
The CuairmaN. Have you had any information furnished to your
committee with regard to existing conditions in the Southwest with
regard to the entire immigration question?
Mr. Fitzpatrick. No.
The Cuarrman. Or anything with regard to Canada?
Mr. Frrzrarrick. No. .
Mr. Green. That is just what I wanted to ask the witness, if he
knew how his organization stood on immigration from the islands of
Jamaica and Haiti.
Mr. Frrzratnick. We haven't anything on that.
Mr. Green. Or from the West Indies or Cuba.
Mr. Frrzratrick. We do not have any position on that.
Mr. Green. But you have taken a position as to these Mexicans,
roncerning the Mexican.
Mr. Frrzeatrick. Yes; we have. .
Mr. GreEN. Just across the strait from my State they are coming
in from over there all of the time.