Speech #680074094

If that Is the case. what was the result of the Investigation? The chairman of the committee reported a bill. and the gentleman from California. the gentleman from Texas. the gentleman from Louisiana. and the rest of them voted for it. and It was not based on the 1890 census. The bill provided for the 1910 census. and it failed to pass. and the result was that the original 3 per cent quota bill was extended. Oh. I have frequently been placedas have those who are opposing this unAmerican. unfair. and unjust discriminatory legislationIn the attitude of favoring the open door. I can state that I am against the open door. I am for restrictive immigration. I am for selective immigration. and [ am against any undesirables coming into the United States. *[ am viewing It from Americas point of view. I am acting as an American. with Americas Inteiest at heart. and not from the point of view of any foreign nation. foreign people. or any steamship company. The former chairman of the Immigration Committee. the late Mr. Barnett. of Alabama. who probably devoted more time to the study of Immigration than any other man in Congress. was a restrictionist. The lobbyist of the restrictionists. who is over there in the gallery now. can so testify. He will tell you he was a restrictionist. but he did not advocate any such legislation as Is proposed in this bill. In his last 1ill he proposed legislation that did not contain these discriminatory provisions. and though it provided for suspension of immigration for four years. it contained this provision: That any alien heretofore legally admitted. or any citizen of the United States. may bring In or send for his father or grandfather over 55 years of age. his wife. his mother. his grandmother. his unmarried or widowed daughter. his son not over 1 years of age. or his nephews or nieces not over 14 years of age. who are full orphans. if otherwise admissible. and such relatives shall be permitted to enter : And provided further. That nothing in this section shall operate to exclude otherwise admissible aliens who shall prove to the satisfaction of the proper inmigration officer or to the Secretary of Labor that they are seeking admission to the United States solely to avoid reiigious perseculion in the country of their last permanent residence. whether such persecution be evidenced by overt acts or by laws or government regulations that discriminate against the alien or the race to which he belongs because of his religious faith. Mr.