Speech #820200534

Under the present statute that child could come in quotaless because it was born in the Western Hemisphere. but under the provisions of H. R. 5678 that child. born a half Polynesian. would come under a quota which is artificially set up called the PacificAsiatic triangle quota. which is 100. It is a sort of basket clause that takes in the natives of all countries that do not have quotas. To my mind. that AsiaticPacific basket clause will wound the sensibilities of the people of Asia. people whose friendship we are endeavoring now to cultivate. It will be grist to the Communist mill. It will be bruited about throughout all Asia that we are discriminating violently against these peoples.