National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Edward R. lewis, chairman executive committee, Immigration Restriction Legislation, Chicago, Ill.

Collection:: Economics Books

NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 107 Mr. Mowrrz. I have nothing further, unless the gentlemen of the committee desire to ask questions. Senator Rerp. I have no further questions to ask Mr. Mowitz. Mr. Waser. I would like to have just about three minutes of your time. "Senator Kryrs. Well, we will hear you. Give your name, resi- dence, and occupation. STATEMENT OF ROSCOE C. WALKER, WOODCLIFF, N. J., REPRE- SENTING THE JUNIOR ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHAN- 108 OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY Mr. WarLxer. My name is Roscoe C. Walker, Woodcliff, N. J., rep- resenting the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. of the State of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, the Congressman who spoke earlier in the day, representing the Junior Order of United American Me- chanics of the United States—the group that I represent is not a part of the 400,000 he speaks of, but a separate unit in the State of New Jersey, affiliated with the units of Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. The organization I represent is a patriotic organization over 75 years of age. Its object and principles are closely allied to the prin- ciples of this Government of the United States itself. Since the inception of my organization, it has always stood for selective and restricted immigration. Back in the time when the literacy test was before the Congress, we favored and fought for its adoption. When the immigration act adopted in 1924 was before Congress, we acted in the same manner; and at this time I have been instructed to appear before you, by resolution of my fraternity in opposition to the Nye resolution, and urge upon you the necessity of putting into sffect the national-origins provisions of the 1924 act without further delay. Tt has been stated here that the national-origins provision is un- workable. I doubt that we can all agree upon that mere statement, because, ill My opinion, an idea is an idea and nothing else unless it has the opportunity to prove itself by being put into practical nperation. When the steamboat, Clermont, sailed up the Hudson River, it was an idea scoffed at by a great many people. We know that by the idea being put into practical operation it was a success. Can we not, therefore, Judge possibly that this theory of national origins, in which my organization has been interested as well as others, be- sause they believe that it is the only possible solution, because it rep- resents the population not in 1890, not in 1920, or not at any particu- lar stage of our history, but the entire population for all time of the history of our great Nation? I believe, and so does my organization, that the adoption of the National-origins provision will prove the settlement of the immi- gration problem, and will be of great value to the Nation, and I am sure that is something in which we are all interested. The organization which I represent has a membership of 79,000 in the State of New Jersey, all native-born Americans. I respectfully

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