Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-21
THE IMMIGRANT ANO THE QUOTA

instances The case OF one Scotch
boy. while not a quota case. illustrates
the departments hcsitancy to cause
hardship.
This boy" Mr. Husband explained.
was widely known as a cripple In ac-
counts OF his case. In reality he was
an imbccile-he was so certified by
a board OF surgeons at two different
times. lie should. therefore. have
been sent back to Europe at once
when his mother came here with him
a year ago to join his fathcr.
But friends were aroused and pres
sure was brought to bear on the de-
partment TO admit the boy for n visit.
The department expressed tho opinion
that 1t would be best for all concern
cd for the boy to so back at once.
ono Bureau OF Immigration letter
IN The Noluminous correspondence
said In part:
3" 1t is n distressing thing to deport
n child in the present situation. but
1t would be stiil more distressing and
a prolongation OF the agony TO tear
him from the parental roof. once ad-
mittcd. and return him TO Scotland
But eventually the department
aEred TO admit him for years visit
When the year was up. not long ago.
he had to go back. and as the depart
ment had foreseen. tn. separation was
worse than II would have been at first.
Tho friends OF allen fiinilics arc
naturally eager 10 have then. admitted
and they do not always understand
why an individual Is barred when tho
quota of his country is not fllcd. They
say. oh. he could not read, and so
he had to go back When they write
TO US and we look into tho case We
Ind that tho immigrant had tubcrcu-
losi-. or he was insane. or an !mbccil
or for some other serious reason wa.
expressly dcbarrcd by the present law
only congress can change such re-
strictions which arc for the protection
or this country"
QUOTA LAW SEEMS Salts
FACTORY
In general. Mr.. Husband inds that
tho quota law works efficiently
enough. At nrs,. steamship companies
caused some quotas to he exceeded
and made dlftcultic. by bringing IN
moro aliens than could be legally ad-
mitted. This country was not re-
sponsihlc. as VIC hav no control over
immigrants leaving Europe Tho con-
suls. It is true. limit tho number OF
visas according TO the quota law. But
when they began to do this grca.
many outstanding visas had been Is
sued and these have upset calculations
10 some extent.
Tho matter OF s,esmshi2s racing
was not OF great Significance. Mr.. Hur-
band says. 1t occurred in the case OF n
few ships carrying Greeks. Two n
three OF these ships would lie outside
tho harhor until just before midnight
at tho beginning OF month. Then
they would race TO see who would CO.
to quarantine first In one instance.
n ship arrived at 1906 and another sot
In two minutes later. This has
stopped.
Whether tho quota law goes out o'
effect Jun 30. or whether IL il re-
newcd depends on congress Congress
has for years wanted such a law by
which tho steady stream Of immigra
tion from southern and eastern Europe
might be partly checked with ut re-
stric,inr tho Immigration from tho
northern and western Europe. Tho Inn
migration from these southern and
eastern countries was moro than four
times as heavy as that from tn. rest
Of Europe and tho balance tended to
become moro unequal all the time.
The quota law settled the proper
tions definitely. given northern Hud
western countries 2o5, 900 immigrants
IN the year. and the rest Of Europe
i55,ooo. With nearly five months OF
tho fiscal year left. the northern and
western countries have not sent their
quotas. while tho other countries AL
most without exception have filled
theirs for the year.