As for me. I am anxious to see a showdown Oil this question. I want an opportunity to vote for the repeal of this provision. which was stuck into the immigration law of 1924 without the consent of this House. The immigration act of 1924 provides that on and after a certain datethat we are extendingthe quota shall be based on the national origins of the inlabitants of this country in 1790 instead of being based upon the .census of 1890. as it is now. It was going pretty far in audacity and unfairness to seize upon the census of 1890 instead of taking the last census availahle. but to go way back to 1790 would be tile miost brazen thing ever attempted in a legislative body. When the immigration act of 1924 caine before this House this nationalorigins provision was offered as an alleldmfent. It was vehemently advocated by that lIte Member from Massachusetts. Mr.
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