Speech #680076603

The effect of such a catastrophe is readily apparent and not pleasant to contemplate. Indeed. such an occurrence would spell disaster to American standards and to the ideals which we have cherished from our national beginning. Under the present 3 per cent quota law 357.803 Immigrants are admitted annually. under the Johnson bill 161.184 w ill be admitted annually. It Is interesting to note the number of immigrants from the several countries that would be admissible according to the census of 1890. 1900. 1910. and 1920: Estimated iminigration quotas based on census reports of 1090. 1900. 1910. and 19202 per cent plus 100 for each nationalityi Estimated quotas based on 2 per cent of census plus 100 Country or region of birth - Census Census Census Census of 1890 of 1900 of 1910 of 1921 Albania --------------------------------- 104 121 292 212 Armenia (Russian) ----------------------- 117 141 252 41) Austria ----------------------------------1 . 090 1.891 4. 984 1. 510 Belgium --------------------------------- 609 749 1.142 1.356 Bulgaria --------------------------------- 100 1D 802 311 Czechoslovakia -------------------------- 1.973 8.531 11.472 7.050 Danzig. Free City of ---_--------------- 323 314 300 259 Denmark ------------------------------- 2. 882 8.298 3.8.16 3.849 Fsthonia -------------------------------- 202 337 998 1.481 Finland --------------------------------- 245 1. 365 2. 714 3.113 Fiume. Free State of I -- -- 110 117 148 210 France --------------------------- 3. 978 3.714 3. 20 3.177 Germany ----------------------- - 40. 229 43. 081 40.172 28.703 Great Britain and North Ireland---------41. 772 87.282 34. 58 29.152 Irish Free State ......................... 20.886 18.611 17. 254 14. 76 Greece --------------------------- 1 135 250 2.142 8. f25 Ilungary ------------------------------ 688 1.232 3.0932 8.007 heelaud ---------------------------------- 136 142 150 150 italy ------------------------------------ 4.689 10.815 28. 139 2.315 Latvi .. ------------------------------- 217 371 1.126 1. m8t Lithuania ------------------------------- 402 655 1.852 2.801 Luxemburg ------------------------------ 158 161 " 621 352 Netherlands ----------------------------- 1.737 2.6003 2. r04. 2. 728 Norway --------------------------------- 3 653 6.857 8.1 3. 7.425 oland ---------------------------------- 8. 972 16.277 20. 752 22.902 Portugal -------------------------------- 574 1.016 1.743 1.616 Rtumania -------------------------------- 731 1.512 5.004 2.157 Russia ----------------------------------- 1.892 4.59 16. 370 25.161 Spain (including Canary Islands) --------- 224 245 00 1.320 Sweden ---------------------------------- 9.661 11.772 13. 162 12.619 Switzerland ----------------------------- 2.181 2.414 2.602 2. 477 Yugoslavia ---------------------------- 833 1.504 4.381 3.500 San Marino ------------------------------ 110 110 11) 1I0 Andorra ------------------- ---------103 100 100 100 Liechtenstein ------------------------ 103 03 100 100 Monaco --------------------------------- 100 190 100 100 Palestine -------------------------------- 101 104 138 164 Syria ------------------------------------ 112 167 6S 1.142 Tinkey ---------------------------------- 123 218 1. 870 841 1eiaz --- . -------------------------------300 105 10 1005 Persia ----------------------------------- 125 125 125 125 Egypt ----------------------------------- 1 06 008 112 117 Liberia ---------------------------------- 100 300 1110 100 Abyssisia . .----------------------------- 100 100 100 100 VI oroceo --------------------------------- 100 100 100 100 Union of South Afric t -------------------- 110 110 130 110 Australia ------------------------ 220 240 296 023 New Zealand and Pacifc Islands-.......... 17 152 134 178 Total ---------------------- 161.184 178. 769 239.930 240.400 JFium is to be added to Italy.