Mr. Chairman. this is the exact language of section 2 of House bill 14461. which was reported by the gentleman from Washington in the Sixtysixth Congress. third session. and the amendment is in the same language as it passed the House at that time. The House of Representatives by a large majority. as I recall. was in favor of stopping all immigration for a period of time. and it was in the Senate that this percentage basis. which has caused so much trouble to the country and so much hardship and suffering. was suggested and proposed. I simply offer this amendmentand I do not intend to discuss itfor tie purpose of giving the Members an opportunity to vote in favor of prohibiting all immigration into the United States for the next two years. except the relatives and excepted classes that have been provided for in the earlier sections of this bill.
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