Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-08
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

| The old law provides: can immi-
grant born in the United States who
| has lost his (her) United States citi-
| zenShip shall be considered as having
| been born in the country of which he
| (she) is a citizen or subject, or If he
| is not a citizen or subject of any
country, then in the country from
which he (she) comes" That will be
| repealed by the proposed bill, and all
such will come in as non-quota i'm
migrants. Also included In this new
provision will come natives OF the
Philippines, the Virgin Isles, Porto
Rico, Guam and Tutuila-these islands
being under the jurisdiction OF the
United States" So is any State. But
the number coming from these
islands is counted as inconsequential.
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The most vital feature OF this House
bill is in section 3: (d) IF before the
close of any fiscal year the President
finds that the estimated demand for i'm
migration visas by quota immigrants
of any nationality who are either rel
atives of citizens Of the United States
entitled to preference under para
graph ID of subdivision (al of this
section. or the wives or unmarried
children under 81 years OF age, or
aliens lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent resi-
dence, exceeds so per centum OF the
quota for such nationality for the
ensuing year, he shall by proclama-
ton so declare, and thereupon--
Thereupon the preferences now
given to skilled agriculturists" Will
be suspended. and in their places Will
be admitted by preference, within the
regular quotas for the respective ma
tions, the wives and children or aliens
already here, to the proportion not
exceeding 90 per centum OF the total
quotas of such nationalities, leaving
only 10 per cent of the quota for
male immigrants from those coun-
tries. until all broken families will be
reunited
The argument is that America al
ready is oversupplied with farmers,
and we can better afford TO substitute
the families of aliens who are here
than to encourage more farmers to
appealing to the Government for aid
through the McNary-Haugen bill
pending in the Senate.
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To bring the relatives of aliens
who are here to join them in America
will tend to stop the tremendous eco
nomic leak of funds now being sent
to Europe by these heads of broken
families" 1t is said that the amount
of money thus going out of America
exceeds half a billion dollars a year.
most of which would remain in the
country If the families ii is now sup
porting in Europe were brought here.
During the first year of our quota
law Italy-the land of Mussolini-re-
fused to issue visas to whole families.
but willingly permitted the heads of
families to migrate to America, either
with an eve on the supporting re-
mittances or on accommodating enough
broken families" to make a show
ing and pressure TO amend our re.
strictions. The Italian quota was not
all used that first year, but since
then the policy has changed, and
now whole families are encouraged
to migrate together.
1t is claimed by supporters OF the
House bill that within two years all
broken families will have been re-
united here under the provisions of
this measure, and in future probably
only unbroken families will be given
visas. as is already the requirement
by Canada.
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OF the 12 bills introduced hereto
fore to amend the Johnson act of
New York State. New
York City's population, according to
the 1920 census. is 1876 per centum
or the first generation
of children of foreign-born immi-
grants. Also there are the grand
of foreign-born. Such voters
elect Congressman who represent their
sentiments that our ports should be
wide open for all their relatives and
friends. OF New York's % Repre-
20 voted against immigra-
ton restriction. 2 voted for it and l
Besides the seven New York bills
to open our ports. the other five were:
One from New Jersey. three from
Chicago and enc from the Soncialist
from Wisconsin. A re-
remarks: ut is the So
cialists and Communists who are agi-
tating to overturn our Government.
Not all immigrants are Communists,
but. aside from our college professors,
all Communists are for :.
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