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68TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -/lE Ogrr
1st Session. 6 OF p- . 3_Q.
RESTRICTION OF IMIMIGRATION.
MARCH 24, 1924.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union and ordered to be printed.
Mr. JOHNSON of Washington, from the Committee on Immigration
and Naturalization, submitted the following
REPORT.
[To accompany H. R. 7995.]
The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization of the House
of Representatives, to which was referred H. R. 7995, a bill to limit
the immigration of aliens into the United States, and for other pur-
poses, herewith reports the same to the House with an amendment,
and recommends that as amended the bill do pass. The amendment
suggested by the committee' is as follows:
Page 30, line 11, strike out the word individual and insert in
lieu thereof the word alien. Also, in line 13 of the same page,
strike out the word individual and insert in lieu thereof the word
alien.
The bill-
Preserves the basic immigration law of 1917.
Retains the principle of numerical limitation as inaugurated in
the act of May 19, 1921.
Changes the quota base from the census of 1910 to the census of
1890.
Reduces the percentage from 3 to 2, plus a small base quota for
^ch country.
Counts certificates, not persons.
Provides for preliminary examination overseas.
Exempts wives, children under 18, and parents .over 55, of American
citizens.
Reduces classes of exempted aliens.
Places burden of proof on alien rather than on the United States.
Meets the situation with reference to admission of persons ineligible
to citizenship.
Carries numerous sections to lessen hardships of immigrants.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.immigration/trnm0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)