Mr. President. I voted against taking up this measure at this time not because I am opposed to its essential features but because Its provisions relating to the exclusion of Asiatics have not been considercd by the Senate. I understand that by drawing a line through the Asiatic countries. the twentieth parallel of north latitude and other limitations. as provided In the bill. there will be a neutral zone. as it were. which might allow. without violating the law. the immigration of people whose presence in the United States is not only undesirable but which the law itself. as proposed by the committee. contemplates excluding. Inasmuch as this matter has been brought up unexpectedly. it appears to me that a subject of so much importance should be reconsidered. For that purpose. and for that purpose only. I move that the immigration bill be recommitted to the Committee on Immigration for the purpose of giving a hearing upon the sufficiency of the provisions of the bill relating to Asiatic immigration.
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