Mr. President. what is a nonpreference quota? As I understand. under the immigration law there is a certain quota set up for each of various countries. The quota Itself has some preference members of the quota. as for illustration persons who are related to individuals already in the United States. This provision in the Celler bill to which I have referred would subtract from the entire quota of each nation those who have the various preferences. and would then leave the residuum of the entire quota subject to the 50percent provision of the Celler bill to which I have referred. Approximately 154.000 persons are In the quotas applicable. under the United States immigration law. in the various countries of the world. Obviously it is impossible to tell how many of these are preference individuals. because no one can tell how many persons who will apply for admission under the immigration laws have relatives in this country or otherwise come in under preference provisions. and therefore it it impossible to tell how many persons will be embraced in the nonpreference provision. 50 percent of which is mortgaged. as I have Indicated. Mr. President. these are certain of the provisions of the Cellcr bill which involve very considerable study and involve considerations that are of importance. and that I dare say the Senate will have very great difficulty in properly analyzing and properly studying in the absence of full and complete information with respect to them.
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