Despite the surprising developments in the Senate in the last few days it is unlikely that Congress will adopt a new general immigration restriction bill applying to Europe, it is authoritatively learned here though the situation warrants considerable anxiety on the part of friends of immigrants.
It is thought that the Senate has been largely animated by a desire to show that it is grappling with the unemployment problem in adopting such drastically restrictive proposals, but even if the Harris bill, extending the quota system to South America and Mexico, together with its amendments affecting European immigration, is passed in the Senate it will probably be rejected in this form by the House and in the end all of the recent startling developments will be proved to be a bursted bubble although they will undoubtedly be the basis for possible further immigration restriction at the next session.
The Harris bill is confidently expected to pass by its supporters although its opponents express skepticism because of the opposition of the administration which feels that this
bill would cause friction with Mexico and Latin-American countries, particularly since the State department is reported to have agreed to a plan with the Mexican government by which the latter will voluntarily restrict Mexican immigration. In any case this factor is expected to have much more influence with the House than with the Senate, though Chairman Johnson of the House immigration committee is confident that the Western hemisphere feature of the bill will be passed by the House.
The House, however, is expected to defeat the European restriction bill would cause friction with Mexico and Latin-American countries, particularly since the State department is reported to have agreed to a plan with the Mexican government by which the latter will voluntarily restrict Mexican immigration. In any case this factor is expected to have much more influence with the House than with the Senate, though Chairman Johnson of the House immigration committee is confident that the Western hemisphere feature of the bill will be passed by the House.
The House, however, is expected to defeat the European restriction.
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