I thank the distinguished Senator from Arizona. Mr. President. in the abstracts of the voluminous reports of the Immigration Commission at that time. it was admitted that the possibiiity of error was not precluded. I now quote direct from that report as follows: It need not be explained. in view of the vastness of the ethnological field and the present imperfect state of science. that mistakes are inevitable in a work of this nature. It is not to be regarded as written for the ethnologist. but for the student of immigration: for the one who wants in convenient form an approximately correct statement as to the ethnical status of immigrant races or peoples. their languages. their numbers. and the countries from which they come. Thus we see. Mr. Preside*.t. that then as now there is a vagueness about not only the determination of any ethnic origin of any group of people. but also the exact meaning of "ethnic origin" as such. I venture the assertion that there Is not a single Senator on this floor. not a single Senator seated before me. who can define the term "ethnic origin." because Senators simply do not know the meaning of the term. The real definition of the term will be found in the constitution of the International Refugee Organization. Just how could anyone accurately define the term "ethnic crigin." Mr. President?
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