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 Samuel W. Boggs, geographer, Department of State

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NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW Senator Rerp. But is the distribution of the quotas among those countries accurate ? Mtr. Bocas. I would not like to pass judgment on the work of the previous committee, but this ean very properly be said: It wags in- tended to be a temporary provision, and they had a very short time in which to do the work. Further—— Senator Coprranp. Pardon me, what was it you said about a temporary provision ? Mr. Bocas. The present quota basis; and they had to do their work in a period of two or three months have forgotten how long, but it was a very short time. Further than that, a consider- able body of information has been produced since then which is applicable to the determination of quotas on the present basis. A large body of information which we have unearthed in the national origins study would be applicable to improving certain of the pres- ent quotas. The error in the present quotas, whatever it may be— and there must be error in any quotas, not always demonstrable, but it is certainly there—is due wholly to the geographical adjustments which have to be made, because of the changes of boundaries; and as all of the present quotas are derived from one source, whatever error there is in handling that one source affects the quotas concerned very largely. The CrairmaN. The quotas have been in use since 1924, have they not? Mr. Boges. Yes, sir. The Cramrman. They are fixed now and definite ? Mr. Boos. Yes, sir. The Cramman. You would not recommend their change? Mr. Boees. I am not at all concerned with the expediency of changing the quotas. The Cmarman. But the quotas as fixed are reasonably accurate, are they not? Mr. Bocas. They were done as accurately as it was possible to do at the time. . The Cumamrman. I have no doubt about that. I am not question- ing anybody’s accuracy or desire to be accurate, But they are rea- sonably accurate, are they not? Mr. Boaes. I have not really attempted to recompute any of them with any care. The Cmamman. Then you would be unable to answer ¢ Mr. Boges. At the present time. The Cuaremax. Who certifies those quotas; the State department does, does it not? . Mr. Boggs. The three secretaries and the committee appointed under them to do so. . Co . The Cmamrman. All right. Now, they have been certified; and under them we have been admitting those who come from foreign shores ? Mr. Boos. Yes, sir. } The Carman. And definitely we have done that since the passage of the law in 1924? Mr. Bocas. Yes, sir.

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