Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710026833

One or two things. however. remain to be mentioned. I have explained to the Senate. and have given the figures showing the demand. both in England and in Germany. to absorb the quotas under either system for several years in advance. quoting figures furnished by the State Department which conclusively put an end to the story that has persisted so long that there is no use giving a quota to Great Britain. because she does not use what she has now. The applicants for quota visas there far exceed any visas that will be available for a couple of years to come. There is one country that does not use its present quota. and that is the Irish Free State. which is among the groups clamoring for the 1890 basis. I read tile names of a number of Irish societies that are fighting national origins because it reduces the present quota of the Irish Free State. and let me show the Senate the present situation in that regard. In Germany there remained on April 30 of this year. with onesixth of the year still to go. only 1.500 visas out of 51.000. Obviously. they are using their quota. In Great Britain there remained only 64 for issuance during the last six weeks of this yearmy figures are dated May 17out of a quota of 34.007. Obviously. England is using her quota. The Irish Free State quota is 28.567. and on the 30th day of April of this year. with only two months left to go. there were remaining unused 11.155 visas. She is limited to 10 per cent a month. as I recall the law. So that the one country of importance that is not using her present quota is the Irish Free State. and from the Irish Free State come some of the most vociferous and vehement attackers of national origins.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
German British
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
DAVID REED
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710026833
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