Mr. Chairman. as a matter of fact. on the figures of last year the amendment of the gentleman from Ohio would exclude only 3.024 more persons than are excluded under a reading test. In other words. almost everybody who knows how to read can also write. After consulting with immigration officials in New York some years ago the Committee on Immigration came to the conclusion that the extra cost and difficulty of time writing test overbalanced the very slight additional advantage. Furthermore. Mr. Chairman. if this amendment is adopted it will be necessary to revert. to the previous paragraph and amend it in conformity with this paragraph.
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