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as the most feasible single means O
bringing about the desired slowing dowr
in the movement Of unskilled laborer,
from Europe. The effect of the liter
acy test is largely conjectural, but tn,
method of restriction now proposed b1
Senator Dillingham; would confine tn,
| influx from any one country within Ger.
| tain definite limits. Moreover. Il i,
pointed out that, by putting reason,
Il able limit on the annual increase of non
ulauon of various non English speaking
nationalities, as proposed by the bill
the possibility OF properly assimiIat.
ing and distributing the incoming hordes
would be greatly increased.
Finally, 1t is claimed for the new
method that it will afford a simple and
effective method of increasing or dimin,
ishing immigration from time to time
as may be desired, by simply changing
the percentage, and that the law can
be applied without hardship to the in
tending immigrant.
The complete provision referred to is
as follows:
Provided. That the number Of aliens
OF any nationality who may be admit
ted to continental United States ineIud-
ing Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico, in
any fiscal year shall be limited TO ten
per centum of the number of persons
OF such nationality resident in the con.
tinental United States, including Alaska,
Hawaii. and Porto Rico, at the time of
the United States census next preced-
ing, but the minimum number of aliens
OF any nationality admissible in any
fiscal year shall not be less than five
thousand This provision shall not ap.
ply to aliens in continuous transit
through the United States. nor to aliens
who have been lawfully admitted to the
United States and who later shall 90
in transit from one part of the United
states to another through foreign con
tlguous territory, nor to aliens visiting
the United States as tourists or tempo
rarlly for business or pleasure, nor to
aliens who are natives of Canada, New
foundland, Mexico or Cuba For the
purposes of this provision nationality
shall be determined by country of birth,
but the term country shall not be held
70 include colonies or dependencies,
which colonies or dependencies shall be
as separate countries. The
general of immigration
'hall issue a monthly statement showing
he maximum number of aliens of each
nationality who may be admitted to the
United States during the current fiscal
Tear together with the number already
admitted, but when seventy-five per
entum of such maximum number OF
liens of any nationality have been ad-
nitted like statements relative to such |
ationality shall be issued weekly there |
fter. When the maximum number of |
liens Of any nationality shall have been |
all other aliens OF such ma /
ionality who may apply for admission /
uring the same fiscal year shall be ex- |
luded, except that aliens returning from
temporary visit abroad, aliens com
1g to join a husband, wife, father, |
lother, son, daughter, grandfather, |
randmother, grandson or granddaugh
sr, aliens who are government officers,
minister's or religious teachers. lawyers, Il
hysicians, chemists, engineers, teach
Is, students, authors, journalists, mer-
rants, bankers, capitalists, professional
rtists, lecturers, singers or actors. and
liens employed strictly as personal or
,mestic servants by admissible persons
avelling to the United States may be
limited notwithstanding the maximum
amber Of aliens of like nationality adj
issible in the same fiscal year shall
i've entered the United States, and in
ldition to the foregoing the secretary
labor may admit aliens in excess of
e maximum number when, in his opn- I
n, such action is justifable as meas
e of humanity. q