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 Demarest Lloyd, representing delegation of patriotic societies, Washington, D.C.

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NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 33 country, which is our only concern; and on that subject we invite comparisons with organizations which have appeared or will appear on the other side. } oo Senator Nye. Do you question the patriotism of the two late can- didates for President of the United States? Mr. Lioyp. No, sir. Senator Nye. Do you not suppose there must have been some real, genuine, patriotic reason that caused them to advocate the repeal of the national-origins clause? Mr. Lroyp. I would not say that it was a patriotic reason. I think that national origins, as 1 said earlier in my opening. has been a subject of such misrepresentation—— Senator NYE. You do think it was a sincere belief on their part that the national-origins clause was not in keeping with the public interest ? Mr. Lroyp. I should suppose so. Senator Rerp. You would think, also, it was a patriotic reason that inspired Governor Smith to denounce the use of a census 38 vears old? Mr. Lroyp. He had a well-meaning motive in that. Senator Reep. And you imply from that. I suppose. as I did. that he disapproved of the 1890 census ¢ Mr. Lroyp. I certainly did; and his own paper, the New York World, immediately saw the implication that what he ‘meant was to abolish these quotas founded on the 1890 census and bring it to 1920 and 1930; and even the New York World, his own paper. said this would not do. The CratrMaN. You said “his own paper.” Mr. Lroyp. I should say that it was one of his leading supporters. The Cmamrman. When did you first have anv knowledge of the national-origins provision of the 1924 law? Mr. Lovo. I was informed about it shortly after it passed. Ihave been interested in the subject for a great many years. The CuarrmaN. Did you then, as Senator Nye asked vou. have any conception of how it would work out? Mr. Lovo. T had just the conception that the quotas would be a cross section of the population. The Cuarruan. I have understood from our experts that it took them a considerable period of time to determine what the results of the national origins would be? Mr. Lroyp. Yes, sir. Tow CuarmaN. You knew that. however, in the beginning: did ou? y Mr. Liovp. No, sir. I knew the principle, the formula. 1 did not realize the exact figures to be worked out, or approximately. The CHAIRMAN. Do you recall the original report that was made by the three members of the President’s (Cabinet to the Congress of the United States upon this subject? Mr. Lroyp. That is the original letter of January 3. The CHairMAN. Was that dictated by “lip service” to the immi- gration law in order to avoid restriction at all, in your opinion Mr. Leroy. Well, sir, there were in all about four or five different copies of that letter, and I do not pretend to understand it.

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