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 Dr. Herbert Friedenwald, Washington, D.C.

Collection:: Economics Books

NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 67 Senator Regn. I can not pin you down to anything. Doctor Friepenwarn. I can not be pinned down to details, because [ do not know details. I am thinking about the broad general principles. Senator Rrep. Yes; that is what I want to get you to do; the broad general principle whether it is within our right or desirable to give to the descendants of those Hessians quotas over the men who constituted that Continental Congress that decided to take them In. Doctor FriepeNnwaLp. My answer to that, Senator, is in all defer- ence, I would have to investigate statistics and be sure vour state- ment is correct. Senator Reep. We have the statistics here. Doctor FriEpENWaLD. But you know the old story about statistics? Senator REED. Yes; I know. Doctor FrRIEDENWALD, Statistics, as you know, can be made to answer any purpose. Senator Rump. Yes. Doctor Frieoenwarp. And Doctor Hill and the statisticians will admit to you that the theories of the statistics do not rest on any exact scientific basis, like an exact science. Senator Reep. Doctor, if you will pause for just a moment; the only statistics to which I was going to call your attention were the numerals in the table of quotas, which show that the German quota is very much larger at present than the British quota. Is it, in your judgment, fair to have the Germans and German element, the descendants of these Hessians you speak of, given a larger representa- tion in the quota than the British? That is not any deduction from statistics. Doctor Frzpenwarp. If your statement is correct—I am assuming it is—and it is based on correct statistical information. I do not want to listen to fieures. Senator. because they do not mean anvthing to me——- Senator Reep. Perhaps somebody else in the room does want to listen to figures and perhaps I want to give them. Under the tem- porary 1890 basis the quota of Germany is 51,227; the quota of Great Britain and northern Ireland is 34.007: that is, 51.000 against 34,000. Is that fair? Doctor Frienenwarp. If those statistics are correct, and I assume they are, then I do not see any reason why it is fair. I see no reason why there should be any discrimination in favor of Germans against English. That is all Thave to say. I quite agree with you, if those statistics are correct. I presume thev are as correct as they can be made. Senator Reep. The statistics I read to you are the proclaimed quotas under which we are now operating, and until yon suggested a doubt as to the accuracy of them, no one else has. Doctor FriepeNwarp. It is not the first time I have had an in- dividual opinion. Senator Reep. Not at all. But those are the figures to which the immigration at present is limited. I am trying to find out whether in vour judeement that is a fair system to continue.

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