National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

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

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Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of hon. B. carroll Reece, representative in congress from the State of Tennessee

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74 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION oF IMMIGRATION LAW of February, 1929, hereby indorses the bill introduced by Congressman Alber Johnsen in the House of Revresentatives, H. R. 16392, defining unnaturalizes inhabitants of the Philippine Islands as aliens subject to the restrictions of the Immigration acts of 1917 and 1924, SApYE E. LINKLETTER, President Enwarp L. Maver, Sr, IV. Resolved, That the Hudson County branch, of New Jersey, of the Immi- gration Restriction League (Inc.), at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of February, 1929. urges upon Congress the importance of enacting at the bresent session legislation placing the immigration from Mexico under the quota restriction Epwarp I. Maver, Sr, The Cramemax. T have just received from Senator Nye the follow. ing note [reading] : Dear Senator Jonson: Sorry this cold on my lungs will not let me be present at hearing to-morrow (Saturday) morning. I have written Senator Shinstead to be present to speak in behalf of the cesolution. Please offer the inclosed editorial for the record. Sincerely yours, SADYE BE. LINKLETTER, President GERALD P. NyE. And then, Mr. Reporter, will you insert this, the editorials referred to from the Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Friday, February 8, 19297 (The editorial referred to it as follows) LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE The question of continuing the present immigration quota system or per- mitting the * national-origing plan, already authorized, to go into effect is again before Congress. Its postponement for another year is proposed in g resolution introduced by Senator Nye. Unless this resolution is adopted, the national-origing scheme will become operative on July 1. In his address accepting the presidential nomination Mr. Hoover suid : “As a member of the commission whose duty it is to determine the quota basis under the national origins law, I have found it impossible to do so aceu- cately and without hardship. The basis now in effect carries out the essential princinle of the law, and I favor repeal of that part of the act calling for a new basis of quotas.” This expert opinion of the difficulty in determining bresent national origins of the population tracing hack as far as 1790 is shared by many others who have given thoughtful attention to the subject. Tqualiy important is the ques- tion of the justice and desirability of applying this method of restricting immi- gration even if based in ascertainable facts. As Mr. Hoover savs, the present iaw has worked well on the whole. There ure respects in which it is suscepti- ble of improvement, and measures are being taken to this end. It seems wise, at least, to defer the alternative proposal for another year. At its best. it would be an experiment of extremely doubtful value, Mr. Lioyp. Mr. Chairman, if you are ready to proceed? The Cuarrman. Yes. Let me ask you first: Something was said as we adjourned last time concerning the presence to-day of a gentle. mi co i 1 man from Chicago, Mr. Lewis, I think it was, Mr. Lroyp. Yes, sir. } The Crarvan. He was the author of a very interesting work. Mr. Lroyp. Yes, sir. The Cuamrman. Did he come? Mr. Lroyo. Yes, sir; he did. He is here, and I would like to call first on the representative of the American Legion. and then have Mr. Lewis. The Cuairman, Very well.

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