Speech #710023688

Boggs on the stand. told us that the way of reaching the basis of quotas under national origins was not as accurate as the present basis. as it relates to population not affected by the war. in other words. that with respect to that 14 or 15 per cent of our population which has been affected by the change of area since the war. the nationalorigins basis is fairer than the 1890 basis. It follows. Mr. President. that. except for that 14 per cent. the 1890 basis is fairer than the nationalorigins basis is. I am not going to continue much longer todayjust a few moments--but I want to point out that the best proof of the inaccuracy of the nationalorigins basis of immigration quotas is found in the record of the estimates and in the record of reports which have been submitted to Congress by this socalled board of experts from time to time. Those figures have been not much more than estimates. Indeed.