There is a very great indisposition on the part of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe to leave the racial group and distribute themselves throughout the country. That is a great difficulty hard to overcome. In reply to another suggestion of the Senator from Ohio. who has given thought to the subject. I wish to say that in recommending legislation to meet the present situation the committee have attempted to remove the widely prevailing fear of a great influx of southern and eastern European immigration during the present year until we can devise a pernmnent system of immigration that will be beneficial to the country. The bill as it passed the House. as we have seen. is a bill of prohibition. with an exception in favor of admitting certain relatives of foreignborn persons resident in the United States. I do not wish to take any time in a discussion of that feature of the bill. Figures relative to it have been given by the chairman of the committee. the Senator from Rhode Island . The passage of the House bill would discriminate during the present year in favor of southeastern Europe. instead of northwestern Europe. whose immigrants when they come distribute themselves over the country. It is an immigration which we should very much like to see increased. It would discriminate against them for the reason that the people in northwestern Europe are not dependent upon those who have preceded them to this country. Those who are in this country brought. in most cases. their families with them. Therefore the provision admitting relatives is largely inapplicable to northwestern European immigration. and it is probable that such immigration would be almost entirely debarred. even though it be the very best element of immigration we have ever received.
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Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe do not leave their racial groups and distribute themselves throughout the country.