In all sincerity I am for this bill. but I do believe there is a movement on foot to destroy the force of the bill. One class is desirous Of having the fathers and mothers of American citizens brought into this country. while the opponents of the bill and those who seek to amend are desirous of having no legislation of this kind passed at this session. The bill has gone through the Committee on Immigration. It has been very carefully considered in every detail. I do not know of any reason why at this late date we should be so terribly concerned about destroying the quota figures when that objection did not prevail when the bill was considered in the committee. . The gentleman from Ohio states that some tens of thousands of people will be brought into this country if the bill is passed. I do not like to dispute those figures. but I question that statement very much. The people we are seeking to bring in are not competitors in the labor market. and the idea of a quota law in the first place was to exclude from this country people who might come in and compete in the labor market with our own people. We are bringing in people 60 years of age. They come here just for a few years for the purpose of basking in the friendship and protection of the hearthstones of their families.
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