Mr. President. as evidence of the fact that we have no restrictions I have but to cite to the Senator the fact that there are in this country hundreds of thousands of Mexicans. If we had had a quota system for the Western Hemisphere. which naturally would have applied to Mexico. we would not have in the United States today a million Mexicans. part of whom have taken the jobs of American citizens and part of whom are on relief. paid for by the taxpayers of this country. I believe the last report showed that annually there cross and recross the American border from Canada about 50.000.000 persons. Today it is impossible for us to secure from any department of the Government a statement of the exact number of persons who are passing over the Mexican border.
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