Speech #850009255

Under the present law. Italy is allotted an annual quota of 5.645. In keeping that number in mind. we must also keep in mind that the entire 5.645 must be of Italian origin. so that if a thousand Italians emigrate to Australia. for example. and then wish to emigrate further to the United States. that thousand is subtracted from the total.: Under the new proposal. Italy could be allotted. if all the 5 categories were filled. as high as 37.500 per yearand certainly Italys population composition ia such that her peoples could fill each of these categories within the 15 percent limitation. That would. of course. depend upon the President and the concurrence of the Congress. Moreover. we must remember that if Italians emigrated to another country and then these desired to come to the United States. they would not be chargeable to the Italian quota. but to the quota of the country or countries of which they are -inhabitants. Of all the countries in the world. I believe that Italys population. native. citizen. or resident can more fully reach into all of the five classes than any other national unit. The chart which follows gives a graphic picture of how the formula can work: Examples of mvaxnumn proposed quota. sec. 201 (b) Vesent 1st. 2d 3d 4th Rleset I. (1lOt10 preferece preference p)eferelnce prefercco llei Australia ------------------------------ 100 18. 7.90 7.00 7. 00 7. 500 3. 70 Chinese racial ...... 105 18. 70) 7.50) 7.500 7. 500 3. 70 C hina I ----..---------------------..... 100 " 0 0 (1 3 71) (cruinsy ----------------------------- 25. 814 1.75(4 7.00 7.500 7..00 3.70N .reat Britin --------------------------- 0. 311 11. 750 7. 00 7. 00 7.(00 3.7.0 (Ireece- --------------------------------- 308 1. 750 7. 500 7.500 7. 50() 3. 740 Israel ----------------------------------- 100 18. 70 7.500 7..(1 7.)00 . 750 Italy ----------------------------------- 5. (45 1. 70 7. 500 7. 500 7. 00 3. 7.50 Poland I ------------------------------ 6. 488 1 18. 750 () (V) (?) (?) Spai .----------------------------------- 250 18. 750 7. 500 7. 500 7. 100 3. 750 1xanples of i)aximium proposed quola. allernative plan. sec. 201 (c) Present 1st 2d l e 4th Resettlequota prefeicnee preferece preference preference illnt Austhalifl ---------------------------- 100 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 (hinese racial -------------------------- 105 7. 500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 (hiinl I -------------------------------- ---1() ( 0 11 (.te laiy ------------------------------ 25. 814 7.05(X) 7.(X 7._510 7.500 7.0)) (.reat Britain -------------------------- 65. 31 7. 50) 7. 500 7. .0() 7. (81 7. 50) ( reee ---------------------------------- 308 7.500 7. 500 7.6(10 7. 5(0) 7. 500 Isrel ----------------------------------- 1I()) 7. 50) 7.050 7.50 7. 5(0 7.5() Italy ----------------------------------- 5. 645 7. 0)7( 7.000 7.08) 7.600 oland I ------------------------------ 6.488 7.500 7.050 (?) 7. 5(0 (?) Spain --------------------------------- 250 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 I At the present line. ft is possi)le tha)t certain rela(tives within 1st preference clasoification inight be permitted to depart froim Poland or soile (If the other I ron Curtain pllintl)eso)itoOl Ireference rotilos. refugees. etc.. Would not rohbalv seek visas in Iron Cutalin cOUltries. Chin would hive no v1s5:s allotted to h0)1)b) illlb ts O1 ho(r territory I1||])) di|)ploliatl Ieitions are set tijill \1( IS I issIIanee !in Alericllan consulates there would be resunied. (Note also that the mlaximuimiii (1tola or 37.50C would be available to no more than 0 countries.) These figures are. of course. maximum figures giving an indication of how the formula could work in these selected countries. I wish to emphasize that these are the maximum figures subject. of course. to the builtin flexibility of the formula itself and to the Presidents appraisal of domestic and external needs. Under this formula. there will be a net gain for all countries of low quota numbers because no longer will there be a quota of some sixtyfiveodd thousand to Great Britain alone. Great Britain would have to take her place along with all the other countries of the world. No longer would some 80.000 precious visas be lost to mankind because Great Britain did not use her huge slice of the immigration pie. Great Britain could not stand with folded hands while so many other hands stretched out in vain. It was not Great Britains doing that so precious a gift was handed to .her. a gift she could not take nor use.