Yap .................... Yugoslavia ............ Total ............ 1.413 1.304 2.874 1.181 3.086 25. 957 65. 721 17. 853 6.802 3.153 2.377 6. 524 2. 712 3. 314 1.707 153. 774 13. 602 Preference visas issued .Eo 1.217 -- -50611.439 2.240 1. 878 1.666 12.532 2. 793 2.951 2. 567 61 3. 308 16. 971 23. 927 30.898 When the depression of 1929 came down upon us and the economic conditions being very bad in all the countries of the world. it became evident that we were bound to further restrict immigration. To this end. a bill Introduced by myself was reported by the Committee on Immigration. It provided a reduction of 90 percent of all European quotas and set a quota on all the countries of the Western Hemisphere. That bill passed the House by an overwhelming majority.
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