Show UNFAIR Opponents of the National Origins Clause of the Immigration Act of 1924 are rallying their forces for a alast alast legislation last minute attack against this legis legis- legis lation before before it becomes effective on July 1st in accordance with the proc proc- proc proc- proclamation of President Hoover The attempt may be made at the special session of Congress to have havethe havethe havethe the claus repealed or again postponed postponed ed When the question is asked as asto asto asto to what possible contention there could be against the system propos propos- proposed proposed proposed ed under the National Origins Clause the answer is immediately given iven that it discriminates against some of the the the Irish Free State and Germany are usually pointed out cutting out out- cutting cuttinA down their quota of immigrants immigrants immigrants grants while it greatly increases increase that of Great Britain What are grounds Arounds for this con con- contention contention con contention It is true that under the temporary system of af basing the quo quo- quotas quotas tas upon two per cent of the alien population of the 1890 census the he Irish Free State with a population of af approximately is allow allow- allowed allowed allowed this coun- coun country country ed immigrants into tr try annually while Great Britain including England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland with a population tion of nearly IS is only Under the NatIOnal 1 Origins system the portions are more morein morein morein I in accordance with th the respective populations of the two countries the I Irish Free State te being beinA allowed 17 17 and Great Britain Yet I with those figures the former even with about sixteenth one-sixteenth the I population tion of the latter is allowed nearly third third one as many immigrants immigrant Is this unfair to the Irish Free State It would seem in view view of the comparative comparative populations that there is is s a I diS-I dis- dis discrimination dis discrimination crimination against gamst Great Britain Under the Origins pro provi- provision provi provision sion Germanys Germany's quota is red reduced ced cedI I from to 7 Under the present quota German Germany contributes nearly third one-third of the total number ot of immigrants whereas it is is esti- esti estimated estimated mated that only about sixth one-sixth or of orthe the population of this country is is orI ot of I German origin As for Italy her I quota is increased about 2000 under I Ithe the origins quota Even with this increase Italy with a population of nearly is allowed only immigrants annually I Those are some of the main dis distinctions distinctions distinctions between the present quotas I and the quotas that will become ef- ef efI effective effective ef effective under the National Origins I Clause It is regrettable that there will be a slight decrease in the number num num- number number I ber of immigrants allowed from the I countries and a slight increase from Southeastern Europe but when it is taken into consideration consideration tion that the total number j will be reduced by approximately this change chanse will not make a material distinction It is obvious that no set of quotas however determined could be with with- without without without out flaw Nor could any s system stem be devised to which there would not be some protests The quotas as fixed under the National Origins Clause have been revised and rechecked un-I un un- un until un until til they are as correct as any plan possible to be They are based not upon any a y one group anyone any anyone anyone one race but take into calculation the I whole of the population according to the census of l 1920 20 They furnish I the best method of insuring the present pre ent avera average e quality of citizens until such a time of af economic condi condi- conditions conditions tl ns demand the barring of all immigrants im immigrants im- im immigrants migrants |