One of the great obstacles to domestic production is the difficulty wool growers encounter in obtaining sufficient labor. The pending bill. introduced by the Senator from Nevada . will. as he has said. increase the quota for the admission into the United States of alien sheepherders. In other words. not to exceed 500 skilled sheepherders will be permitted under the bill to enter the United States. Our experience in the past with these immigrants has been most successful. Many of them admitted as sheepherders have become sheep owners. This has been particularly true with respect to the Basques from northern Spain. men of industry. character. and intelligence.
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Basques are described as men of industry, character, and intelligence.