Our country has recently taken a new point of view regarding immigration. We believe that America should not be regulated by conditions in Europe but by the necessities of the people of our land. Congress contends that we are not responsible for the terrible state of affairs in Europe and are not therefore obligated to bear their burdens. So we have determined to take in only such immigrants as we desire or the conditions of our country require. This process of choosing our future citizens is called selective immigration. From the tenor of the membership of this House. I believe that for the present. selective immigration is here to stay. No one is here to object to the selective feature of immigration. But the bill has one great drawback. one great weakness. While the immigrant husband is in America. his wife and children must remain in Europe until he becomes an American citizen. which is almost five to seven years. In this respect the law is cruel. It is inhuman.
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