That certainly is a reasonable expectation in light of this particular provision. Mr. Chairman. in further consideration of the comments of the gentleman from Illinois . we might take a look at current immigration from our hemisphere. Let us go back first to 1959just 5 years agowhen 91.700 came to the United States from the Western Hemisphere countries. Five years later. in 1964. the figure was almost 140.000 for an increase of almost 50.000 in a 5year period. These figures are most interesting in light of the reference made to this "warning" provision that the President notify us when we reached the danger point of 137.500. That is what this provision at the bottom of page 25 means. It says when emigration from the Western Hemisphere shall reach 10 percent more than 125.000. the President shall recognize a danger point and call our attention to this fact and make recommendation if he sees fit. We have probably exceeded the danger point for the fiscal year 1965. Seventyfive thousand people came in in the first 6 months.
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