When it surrenders lts will In this respect to the will of some other people or nation or of any group of peoples er nations it surrenders its life. My present argument. however. does not deal with that branch of the question. It assumes that in the exercise of our unquestioned right to determine our own Immigration policy we desire to do nothing which could be construed as an arbitrary exercise of that right. It assumes that though we have the right to discriminate. and though we may some time be required to exercise that right. we intend to avoid anything that looks like discrimination at the present time. and that in reducing our total immigration we desire to distribute it with substantial equality of treatment to all countries. The present law. our first numerical limitation of immigration. which has been in effect for three years. admits from any countrywith certain exceptions not involved in this inquiry3 per cent of the number of persons born in that country who were resident in the United States by the census of 1910. The total quota is 357.803. The Johnson bill. now pending. proposes to admit from any country 2 per cent of the numb/er of persons born in such country who were resident in tile United States by the census of 1890. and. in addition. 100 from each country.
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