When the Johnson inmigration bill was discussed in the House I opposed it for what I considered sufficient reasons. founded upon the fundamental theory of American Government. There is no one in this Nation who does not favor proper limitation of the number of aliens who shall be permitted to enter this country and become an integral part of its citizen fabric. The immigration laws. if properly enforced. which existed before the recent legislation would keep out all undesirable persons. A definite limit upon those otherwise desirable. based on the sole question of admissible numbers. is a very different thing from the discriminatory quota provisions of the Johnson Act. I opposed this measure before the Committee on Immigration and in the House. I discussed before the committee the following bill. which I introduced on A bill providing for admission into the United States of certain specified relatives of American citizens Be it enactcd. cto.. That the parents. brothers. sisters. and children of American citizens who otherwise comply with the mental. moral. and physical standards prescribed by immigration laws of the United ftates shall be admitted into the United States regardless of limitations imposed by quota regulations. I advocated this measure qn the theory that. regardless of the numerical limit placed on immigration. those who came here into an atmosphere of family stability. those who came into the influence of related and coordinated citizenship. would be the most desirable additions to the personnel of the Nation.. Some liarts of my suggestion wore adopted. but not all. The Japanese question was important in the Johnson bill. and. following the advice of the Presidont.
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