Immigration Commissions Henry H. Curran has returned to Ellis Island from Washington where he has been present at the hearings of the House Immigration Committee. Mr. Curran announced himself as pleased with two changes which he has proposed for the immigration bill. Both changes have to do with the quota certificates which it is proposed should be issued to prospective immigrants abroad through American consuls. The first change is in the period of validity of these certificates which Commissioner Curran would have reduced from six months to two months. The second change would limit the number of immigrants each month to 10% of the total quota, eleminating the possibility of an excessive influx of immigrants during any one period of the year.
“The law should state not only how many aliens shall come to our shores”, he said, “but when htye shall come”.
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