Speech #680069927

There are some people who believe in total suspension of immigration. There are others who believe in restriction to the lowest number. I might sayand I hope I do not misrepresent themindependent of economic or humanitarian considerations. Speaking of that class of restrictionists. those who belong to that class want the number reduced to a minimum. Further than that. there are those who want to carry the quota basis back to 1890. When you take the quota basis of 1890. you have the minimum number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and the maximum number of immigrants from northern and western Europe. That is what one class of restrictionists wants. Let me state here. because I want to say a word on the 1890 basis. that in 1890 there were 7.165.646 immigrants from northern and western Europe and 842.385 Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. In 1910 there were 6.548.458 from northern and western Europe and 5.239.420 from southern and eastern Europe. That is where we get the proportion of 55 to 45.