Italy. RussiaFinland. AustriaHungary. and the Balkansused by Laughlin. as well as six different classes of defects used by himinsanity. crime. feeblemindedness. dependency. tuberculosis. epilepsybut arrives at conclusions rather startling to the Immigration Committee and unanticipated probably by Doctor Laughlin himself. From the many statements that have emanated from the majority members of the Immigration Committee one would assume that the change to the 1890 basis would considerably reduce the number of alien defectives. Permit me at this time to quote from Professor Jenningss report: For each 1.000 Europeanborn defectives of any class in a Europeanborn population constituted as in 1910 the numbers of Europeanborn defectives of that class in a population of the same size constituted as in 1890 would be: Type of defectives. 1890 basis. Increase.
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