Speaker. under leave given me to extend my remarks. I desire to place in the RECORD a few observations concerning the progress of the great movement to protect and preserve the patrimony of the American citizen. I refer. to the movement. now crowned with a measure of success. to restrict the immigration of aliens. Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House of Representatives. while I am proud of the successful operation of the immigration act of 1924. which is popularly known as the Johnson Act. and iam gratified at the general approval of Its sound principles. I believe it should be noted at this time that the limitations of the law still fall short of accomplishing all that should be accomplished for the protection of the American people. True. we have drastically reduced the influx of foreign peoples. True. we have prevented the dumping of millions of Europes excess upon our shores. But I doubt if Americans generally realize that. even with this great achievement to our credit. we still receive a net population increase by immigration of a quarter of a million Souls per annum. Last fiscal year there entered the United States nearly half a million aliens. of whom 300.000 came intending to stay. Deducting the number of those who departed permanently. we still gained by immigration 268.351. It must be apparent that this annual addition to our population. small as it is in comparison with the number that certainly would have come but for the immigration act of 1924. is still too large. I am convinced that the great majority of Members of the House and Senate. reflecting the attitude of the thinking people of the United States. favor more and more restriction of immigration. Everywhere one hears the sentiment expressed. Many people would have the influx cut off sharply by an indefinite suspension of all immigration. The fears of employing interests that restriction would develop a shortage of laborers have been dissipated. Instead of a shortage of labor today we have a shortage of jobs in many industries. and grave questions are being raised in certain seetions as to the future of business.
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