Word: quota
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quota limiting the number of Jewish students at the University of Pennsylvania was asked of the Office of Admissions by a group of students representing Penn fraternities in a surprise move late last month. An Penn is now out on vacation, no official reaction could be obtained last night by the CRIMSON...
...Racial or Religius Quota...
...group demanded, it did write, "A three-man delegation was appointed to consult with the Office of Admissions on present University policy." This sentence was followed immediately by a statment from William H. DuBarry; Penn's acting president, that the University has never had a racial or religious quota and does not intend to change its policy...
...sixth of one percent of the American population. While smaller than many had hoped, this figure is not too unreasonable, for the nation should not admit more people than we can comfortably absorb into out economy. But the McCarran method of immigration is riddled with injustices. Each country's quota of immigrants is based upon the number of American citizens whose families came from that country. By basing this quota on the 1920 census, McCarran discriminates against southern and eastern Europeans, since there were proportionally fewer of them in America in the twenties than now. Negros are not counted...
Provisions like these have led Senators Humphrey and Lehman to propose another bill, as praiseworthy perhaps for its new ideas as for its opposition to the McCarran clauses. For example, it recognizes the fact that separate quotas for each country have resulted in actual immigration of only half the number the overall quota allows. Countries like England have larger quotas than prospective immigrants. The Humphrey-Lehman bill, suggest "pooling" these quotas, so that the slack of countries like England can be taken up by Italy or Greece, where prospective immigrants now peer hopelessly in the windows of the Immigration Service...