I believe the 1924 numerical restriction act is one of the greatest pieces of constructive legislation that has been passed during my 10 years of service here. It is because I am a numerical restrictionist and want to see that principle of legislation prevail that I favor the adoption of this resolution. As a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in my first term of service here it was my privilege to support and. if my memory is correct. to report out a resolution continuing wartime visas as a temporary method of immigration restriction. In 1921. I supported the first numerical restriction act. This was based on the 1910 census. The quota percentage was 3 per cent. In 1924 I stood with the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Immigration and fought the substitution of the theoretical nationalorigins plan for the 1890 census basis. That fight was successful. The bill went over to the Senate with the 1890 census as the base of the quota provisions.
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