Show 1 I think the immigration laws of the future should be wholly american by JAMES J DAVIS DA VIS U S secretary of labor immigration I 1 propose that wo we establish strict but just testa tests IN of physical and mental health and that we make these tests under the al restriction now placed upon immigration I 1 would have those tests made abroad in iii order that the applicant for admission may not have to allend tile the savings of a lifetime on a lung sea ECU voyage to find out whether lie can enter the united states all tile sorrow and anal despair at ellis island arise from the cases of those immigrants who come coine here despite the fact that the law prevents prevent their admittance if we halt lindt those cases before they leave their native countries we will end the troubles lei at our ports of entry this I 1 call se leethe immigration so long as tile the united states is is to admit foreigners I 1 would have our system function to bring us the lest best we can call pet get from alir abroad Jad and to make their entry into america Al easy and comfortable coupled with this tin s I 1 would have tile immigrant enrolled upon his big admission and over a period of years car I 1 would provide for a census of the alie alien population by tile the natural bureau we register every american citizen to certain a liis his right to exercise the suffrage surely rely there the r can be no objection oba cletion to the enrollment of the alien who comes to us to help hini him acquin uc i the qualifications i ficat ions to be an american if after a period of years the lie record of the individual showed plainly he was waa unfit for american citizenship I 1 would ermide for his deportation I 1 am not in favor of compelling an all individual to become a citizen compulsory citizen hip is impossible impost ablo I 1 hold that whoever comes froni from abroad to degrade the american level of intelligence of physical or mental or moral life degrades every honest naturalized ci celii lizon n it is a policy to boek cheap labor through immigration cheap labor is expensive labor both for tile industry which employs it and the community which houses it I 1 think the immigration laws of the future should be wholly american drawn by americans enforced by americans for the benefit of america today and in tile future 1 |