The Secretary of Labor has stated that he was willing to restrict immigration in proportion to total naturalization. that is. he would take at a given time the total number of our naturalized citizens. discover what proportion of that total number were. for example. English. and .4175 I R/ R R SWEDENK/////////////////////. ////////7////////////. ////Z//////Z/.& f then permit that proportion of English nationals to enter the country. I. for one. would be satisfied. to accept naturalization figures. but not naturalization figures based upon the proportionate number of nationals that have naturalized. That would be entirely unfair. For example. about 163 per cent of all the rEnglish in this country have become naturalized and almost 73 per cent of all the Germans. They have been here longest and should. Indeed. have a larger percentage than that. The .Greeks have a low percentage of about 17. the Poles about 28. the Italians little over 28. but they have been here only a short period of time and did not have the golden opportunities that were available to the old immigrants. that is. those from the western and northern parts of Europe. by virtue of their longer stay and their earlier immigration here. No. the only just naturalization test Is the duration of their stay before they take out their final papers.
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