This has been an unsatisfactory arrangement in many respects. for although it has permitted the temporary entry of a limited number of persons much needed in particular industries. it had included no provision for their permanent stay. or for the entry of their dependents. or for their acquisition of American citizenship. In other words. while some industries have been benefited in greater or less degree. the incoming aliens. their dependents. and their employers have been put to great inconvenience. and the administration of the law has been embarrassed by a procedure which. although not Unlawful. has been cumbersome and almost impossible of explanation. This bill would amend the preference provisions of the immigration act of 1924 so as to facilitate the admission as quota immigrants of certain highly skilled workmen needed by American industries for the performance of specialized work. or for the development of improved methods or processes. when labor of like qualifications can not be found unemployed in the United States. The bill does not increase tile number of immigrants. It simply provides that these immigrants. together with certain relatives and together with certain persons admitted for agricultural purposes. shall have a preference of 50 per cent of the quota. This particular bill has been approved by both the Department of State and the Department of Labor. I wish to read a letter in regard to this bill written to me by Secretary of Labor Davis:
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