Speech #620139323

Resolutions in favor of It have been passed by every patriotic organization and nearly every farmers organization in the Union. So I say it Is desired by the American people. Let us see how much the steaviship companies make out of these immigrants. I saw in the New York Sun a few (lays ago that on two days of last month there landed in New York 21.000 Immigrants. A table. which I propose to publish in the RECORD without reading. shows that they landed over a million Immigrants in this country last year. and have been landing about a million a year for some time. and carry.back about a half a million a year. The table referred to is as follows: Table shotwing immigration. emigration. debarred. etc.. for the last 11 ears. [Table taken from p. 413. hearing on immigration bills. 1910.] Per cent of immigrant NonTota Immi- aliens immiYear ending Twtl aliel grant who have Debarred alien aliens. June arrivals.1 depart- arrivals bn ganalien urs. i Nte in the arienls ures.9 n Note 1. United arrivals. States. before. 1901 ............. 562.868 209.318 487.918 11.9 74.950 3.516 1902 ............ 730.708 220.103 648. 743 9.5 82.015 4.971 1903 ............ 921.315 247.559 857. 046 8.9 64.269 8. 769 1904 ............ 840.714 332.019 812.870 12.8 27.844 7. 994 1905 ........... :1.059. 755 385.111 1.026.499 12.1 33.256 .11. 876 1906 ............ 1.166.353 356.257 1.100.733 12.1 65.618 12. 432 1907 ............ 1.438.469 431.306 1.281.349 0.8 113.120 13. OG4 1908 ............ 924.695 714.828 782.870 8.1 141.825 10.92 1909 ............ 944.235 400.392 751.780 ( 1) 392.449 10.4ill 1910 ............ 1.198.037 3&0.41"8 1.041.570 156.467 "24.270 1911 ............ 1.030.300 518.215 878.567 151.733 .22.349 Total since 1900. or for lastllyears. 10.817.539 4.195.524 9.673.953 ..........1.143.580 130.560 IOfficial Government statistics. (Annual report of Commissioner General of Immigration.) 2 Statistics furnished to the Government by steamship companies. (Required by act of Feb. 20. 1907.) Not given after 1909. NOTE 1.-The distinction "immigrant alien" and "nonimmigrant alien " is fanciful. the only differencebeing as to whether the alien comes for the first time or comes -intending to remain. A "nonimmigrant alien" is so classified if the alien says he expects to return to the native land. NOTe 2.-Although 9.787.239 aliens entered this country during the last census decade (1900 to 1910). the Census Bureau reports that our foreignborn population increased only 3.129.766 which tends to Show that the number of ilen departures reported by the steamship companies falls short of the number that actually leave the country. The Immigration Commission reports that " at least 40 per cent of those coming return" taking a minimum of $250.000.000 annually out of the country.