Mr. Chairman. there is pending before the Commnittee on Immigration at the present time a bill known as the Kerr bill. which undertakes to remedy this situation in part. It goes thoroughly into matters of immigration. Generally. I agree with some of the provisions of the bill. but not insofar as conferring discretion to an interdepartmental committee is concerned. I have some decided views about this matter. Perhaps that particular provision of the bill should be revised. However. the bill has been stymied in the committee. meanwhile the restrictionist element on the floorand I say this with no malice or criticism at all. because I do believe that we ought to go in for restriction generallyhas made it almost impossible to get proper consideration of an immigration bill. Nevertheless. we have 2.862 cases which we are going to have to dispose of one way or the other by legislation or by resolution of Congress directed to the Department of Labor or otherwise.
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