Speaker. 1 am generally opposed to special rules. but 1 am liot opposed to this rule because f believe it to be fair. hut. unfortunately. the bill which it proposes shall receive the prior consideration of the House is not fair. and I call easily understand how tile Rules Committee has been prevailed upon to report a rule for the consideration of this legislation. I observe from the remarks of the two gentlemen of the Rules Committee wlm have pre(-eded me that neither is really aware of the discriminatory provisions in the proposed bill. nor do they realize or are they cognizant of the fact that we now have on our statute books a law which makes it impossible for the large iimigration of aliens that the gentlemen from New York and Washington are so fearful are ready to swamp this country. The continuous statements made by the proponents of this legislation that if we do not pass the proposed bill it will result in our country being swamped with an influx of undesirable aliens are only made for the purpose of creating prejudice in the luinds of the American people. We have now a splendid selective law on our statute books. the act of 1917. which makes it iml)ossible for any undesirables to come. I hope the Members. before they vote on this bill. will familiarize themselves with section 3 of the 1917 immigration act: [Extract from section 3 of the immigration act of 1917 now lin force]
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The speaker suggests that proponents of the bill are creating prejudice by claiming the country will be swamped with undesirable aliens.