Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-06
DAVIS WOULD
ALTER Law ON
! IMMIGRATION
Proposal of Secretary
Would Let Only T.
OOc Annually Into
u. S. From Mexico

WASHINGTON. Dee. 5.-lPj-Ex-
tensive revamping Of the immigra-
ton laws with tho purpose Of fur
Their restricting the flow Of aliens
into the United States is recon-
mended by Secretary Davis Of the
labor department in rs annual re-
port.
Dealing with other phases Of the
departments activity, the document
m that more than 100000
workers, men, women and children.
nave been placed in jobs during the
year by tho government employment
service. while its agents or concilia-
ton, directed by Hugh l.. kerwin.
nave INTERVIEWED in AIS industrial
disputes during the year. seeking 70
terminate disputes that disturbed
payrolls on which $4,000 workers
are counted.
Work Of the bureaus engaged in
snecial service for women and chill
dren. for the supervision Of natural
ization of aliens. and the statisti-
cal study 81 wages, prices, and IN
dustrial economics are likewise re-
Aviewed and the secretary final
: word expresses great satisfaction
with existing industrial conditions,
and optimism for even further bet
lerment in the future.
Would Cut Mexican Movement
The chief effect of the immigrs-
lion legislation Secretary Davis APP
proved would be 10 cut the immigra-
ton from Mexico, row running A.
nearly 10000 per year. 10 slightly
over 1000, while leaving undlsturb-
ed the movement from other coun-
tries Of the western hemisphere.
However, il would also compromise
the dispute between the quota
and national origins" methods Of
determining admissibility 70 Unit
ed States, and would relieve some OF
the handicaps now imposed on aliens
who are admitted.
He recommended a compromise
between the quota and national orr
gins methods Of determining admis-
sible numbers and indersod the pro-
posals to fix a quota limit to immi-
grafton from North and South Amer
lean countries, which now have no
quota.
Following the slowing down Of
immigration from Europe, there was
q large increase in the number or
Mexicans entering this country" the
secretary continued. They took
and are continuing 10 take the places
formerly filled by south and east
Europeans. Under existing law they
can continue to come in increasing
numbers, as they undoubtedly Will
do. thus defeating one Of the main
purposes for which quota laws were
'nacted, namely. TO prevent further
oyer-crowding Of our labor market.
Would End Separations
81 want to say emphatically that
i entertain no prejudice against the
people OF any country, but being
absolutely convinced that the bar
riers that have been erected TO pre-
vent the coming Of unlimited Euro
pean labor have proven TO be high
ly beneficial, it is impossible to
avoid the conviction that the indus
trial situation ought 10 be guarded
against the difficulties and dangers
which will almost certainly follow
the unlimited immigration Of work
GIS ITOUt dnbNutE couLGts
To prevent the separation Of fam
lilies. the measure indorses sugges-
tions that heads OF families be not
allowed to enter the United States
until passports under the quota
were also available for the wife and
children, but proposes to let the
members Of now separated families
be reunited under less onerous de-
lay.
Secretary Davis also questions the
operation OF the law favoring inn
migration of agricultural labor. as
having failed to attain effective
ness, and suggested alterations.
Recent court decisions by which
aliens resident in Canada have OBJ
tanned permission to cross the Dor
der into the United States were most
regretted in the report.
"If these decisions are upheld, ii
will be impossible 70 prevent the
entrance into the United States OF
sliens of any race or color who may
80. entrance into Canada" II OBJ
serves, after stating that appeals 70
the supreme court arc still pending
IF the final decision Of the supreme
court is against the government.
then the present immigration Law
will be no longer Of any effect as a
protection to the WACO Garner Of the
United States as against alien Ia
hor Of foreign countries. whether
Canadian, Mexican or European