Speech #680084705

There are in the United States about 95.000.000 white people. The number born in southern and eastern Europe now living in this country is only 5 per cent of our total white population. It has been admitted in this discussion. and the statistics will bear out this statement. that the 1910 census would give southern and southeastern European nations 45 per cent of the total immigration quota. That would be nine times their proportionate share. Today there are in the United States approximately 12.000.000 persons who were born or their parents born in southern and eastern European countries. To put it another way. there are 12.000.000 persons now in the United States of southern and eastern European stock. That number constitutes approximately 11J per cent of our total white population. Under the 1890 census approximately 15 per cent of the total immigration quota would come from southern and eastern Europe. You will see. sirs. that that is practically 4 per cent more than that section would be entitled to. There is not a single alien citizen in the United States who comes from southern or eastern European stock who has cause to complain against the 1.890 census. The discrimination is in his favor instead of being against him. Why should he desire the discrimination in his favor that would assuredly come from southern and eastern Europe on the 1910 census? In that event. while he is entitled to only a little more than 11 per cent of the total number of immigrants coming to the United States. southern and eastern Europe would then be able to send four times that number. May I point out to the Senate the startling fact that up until 1890 immigration that came to the United States from northern and western Europe was 91 per cent of the whole. while from southern and eastern Europe it was only 9 per cent? In the years following. let us see how the figures change. They tenl the tale.