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mum permissible annual immigration 
from any people shall be a definite per 
cent (say five) of the American-born 
children of foreign parents of that peo- 
ple plus the number of those from that 
same people who have already become 
naturalized citizens. 
The grandchildren as a rule do not 
know their ancestral language, and 
therefore do not aid particularly in the 
Americanization of newcomers. 
The permissible annual immigration 
from the respective peoples, as calcu- 
lated from the census of 1910, is given 
in the tables of the Appendix. They 
show that in general there would be no 
restriction on immigration from North 
Europe. The reverse, however, would 
be the case for the countries of South 
Europe. The permissible immigration 
from China and Japan would be less 
than that which has been coming in 
recent years. (See Appendix.) 
Provision should be also made for the 
protection of all newcomers from ruth- 
less exploitation and for their distribu- 
tion, employment and rapid American- 
ization. To aid in the accomplishment 
of these ends, the Federal Government 
should establish— 
4. Bureau of Registration, Employ- 
ment and Distribution 
All aliens should register annually 
until they become American citizens, 
and should pay an annual registration 
fee, of say $10. We need to know who 
the aliens are and where they live, and 
they need to know that we know these 
facts about them. <A system of registra- 
tion could be worked out in connection 
with a National Employment Bureau as 
suggested by the late Prof. Henderson 
that would not involve police sur- 
veillance. This Bureau should be re- 
garded as a method for friendly aid, 
not of hostile and suspicious control. 
Plans, moreover, should also be 
developed for a system of distribution. 
This would not be difficult if a Federal 
Bureau of Distribution were established 
with an adequate capital fund and en- 
abled by proper legislation to purchase by 
condemnation at fair prices agricultural 
lands fitted for settlement, now held by 
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speculators. These should be sold to 
immigrant settlers on long mortgages 
and easy terms, and providing capital 
for initial outfit. Privileges of estab- 
lishing homes upon relatively easy 
terms should be extended not only to 
immigrant aliens but to any applicants 
whether alien or American citizens. 
5. A Bureau for the Education 
of Aliens 
This Bureau should set standards, 
prepare text-books, promote the estab- 
lishment of night schools by States, 
cities and towns—which might receive 
Federal subsidies—and hold examina- 
tions. The education and the examina- 
tions should be free. Provision should 
be made for the reduction of the 
registration fee by, say $1, for every 
examination passed. The education 
should be simple and practical, avoiding 
merely academic proficiency. Let there 
be six examinations, three in English 
and one each in the History of the 
American People, in the Methods of 
our Government, Local, State and 
Federal, and in the Ideals of Democracy. 
When all the examinations have been 
passed, there would still remain the 
annual registraticn fee of $4, so long as 
the individual chooses to remain an 
alien. There should also be— 
6. New Regulations for the Bureau 
of Naturalization 
Citizenship should be granted only to 
those who have passed the required 
examinations provided by the Bureau 
of Alien Education and have main- 
tained good behavior during the five 
years of probationary residence. The 
naturalization ceremony might well take 
the form of a dignified welcome service 
say on a single day in the year—the 
Fourth of July, with appropriate wel- 
come orations, banners, badges and 
banquets. 
7. Citizenship for All Who Qualify, 
Regardless of Race 
Eligibility to naturalization should be 
based upon personal qualifications of 
intelligence, knowledge and character. 
