Sabath Introduces Bill Proposing Change in Present Quota Law Basis

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

Congressman Sabath of Chicago, introduced a bill in Congress yesterday for changing the basis of the present quota law from the 1890 census to the 1900 census, exempting from the quota husbands, wives and unmarried children up to twenty one of declarants who have resided in America over three years, as well as the parents of American citizens. To meet the objection that his bill would increase the total immigration, Congressman Sabath provides that Canada, Mexico. Newfoundland. Haitl, the Dominican Republic, the Canal Zone and Central and South America, whose nationals are not now subject to the quota, be placed in that class. He declared that this would decrease the total immigration about 100,000.

On the other hand, it would increase East European immigration about 75,000 during the first year, after which this number would grow less. It is understood that Congressman Sabath’s new plan has called forth comment from those circles interested in bringing in Mexican and Canadian labor.

Mr. Sahath also introduced a deportation bill to serve as a substitute for Chairman Johnson’s proposal. Congressman Sabath’s bill would restrict deportations to those sentenced for felonies, gunmen, habitual gamblers, habitual criminals, narcotic peddlers and aliens convicted of crimes twice before. Sabath expained his purpose in introducing the deportation bill is to show that he is in favor of deporting real criminals and undesirables but to avoid the extreme harshness of the Johnson bill.