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Mr. Box. Those who come to your country now are doing so under
the present law. Are they coming in under the clause in the immigration
 law, permitting the Janding of skilled labor where like labor can
not be obtained here? There is such a clause as that in the law and
I 7h wondering whether these men are coming into the United States
ander it.
Mr. Beepy. Yes; they are coming in under that provision of law.
The CuairMAN. If you feel that way about men on the Maine
border preparing wood pulp——
Mr. Brepy (interposing). They do a lot of pulp work and a lot of
driving of logs in the river.
The CuamrmaN. If you feel about that need the way you seem to,
I suppose you would not object to the demand of Arizona, New
Mexico, Utah, Michigan, Colorado, Nevada, and other Western
States for the same privilege?
Mr. Beepy. I do not want to commit myself on the broad proposition,
 because I do not know the situation in those States. We would
not want this permit system continued if there was any source other
than Canada from which labor to do this seasonal labor were available.
I do not hesitate to say that I oppose a law placing any quota or limitation
 on Canada.
Mr. NrLson. I do not see how we could consistently ask that a
man be admitted to take care of our industries without according the
same privileges to other communities. However, other communities
should do as we do—when a man comes in here to labor he should come
under bond, and when his work is finished he should return to the
country from which he came. I do not see how it can do any harm
to apply that principle to any community, including the Mexican
border. If the community can establish to the satisfaction of the
committee that these propoesd immigrants are admitted under bond,
it would seem to be all right; but I do not understand that such has
been done on the Mexican border.
Mr. Box. It was during the war.
Mr. NeLsoN. But not since. If they come in under proper bond
and return immediately after the work that created the emergency is
done, we could not possibly object. If we had an amendment that
would allow such, we could take care of this unusual situation by
having the men come in under bond and have them returned by the
people responsible for them and who have given the bond. We have
not had any trouble, and no man has had to pay a bond in quite a
few years in my section of the country because every man who came
in under bond has returned in accordance with the agreement.
The CratrMaN. Do these temporary workers pay a head tax?
Mr. NurLson. They pay a head tax. but that is refunded when they
go back into Canada.
The Crarnman. We are very much obliged to you gentlemen.
Mr. Wire. I am in complete accord with what Mr. Nelson has
said; however, I want to go a step further and say that I am not
favoring an application of the quota system to Canada.
The CHAIRMAN. You are not?
Mr. Waite. I am not. .
Myr. Svow. That is my position, also.