Speech #680020235

Mr. Chairman. on January 1. 1910. the census will disclose that there were 10.588 prisoners in penal or reformatory institutions in New England. and that 36 per cent of them were foreign born. In the Middle Atlantic States that same document will disclose that there were 23.673 in like institutions. and that 31 per cent of them were foreign born. In the east North Central States there were 16.250 in penal institutions and 20 per cent of them were foreign born. The Attorney Generals report for the fiscal year 1923. just distributed. states that of the prisoners received there were 1.975 foreign born and 1.511 native born. I am saying to you and to the American people that the percentage is too great in view of the fact that the foreign born constitute only 10 or 11 ier cent of our total population.