Mr. President. I have offered this amendment for two particular reasons: One is that we have not had a reapportionment for the past 18 or 19 years. and the other is that during that time there have been years during which we have had the greatest influx of immigrants that this country has" ever known. During that time also we have limited the number of immigrants who can come into this country. So the matter for the first time really has become one of great importance to the people of the United States. A still further reason for bringing it up is that under present conditions the population of the United States is shifting rapidly from the agricultural sections to the cities. and a reapportionment made today upon the basis of counting each person now resident within the States. be he citizen or alien. is going to bring about a shifting of representation that will not be in line with the representation which should be accorded to those who are American citizens.
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