Speech #690145642

Not only the Federation of Labor. but nearly every civic organization has protested against this proposed legislation. Mr. Speaker. in view of the many misleading reports and statements made as to immigration and emigration and deportation. I embody in my remarks extracts from the latest available statistics as compiled by the Commissioner of Immigration. which will show how unfair some statements and claims that are being made on the floor and elsewhere are. The net increase of immigration over emigration for 10 years. and this includes even the year before the 1917 illiteracy act had been enacted. is 2.515.032. as shown In the following statement : The total Increase for 10 years of immigration is as follows Period Immigrant Emigrant 1916 ------------------------------------------------------- 298. 826 129. 765 1917 --------------------------------------------- 295.403 66. 277 1918 -------------------------------------------------------- 110. 618 94.585 1919 ------------------------------------------------------- 141.132 123.524 1920 ------------------------------------------------------ 430.001 288. 315 1921 -------------------------------------------------------6 85.228 247.718 1922 ------------------------------------------------------- 309.556 198.712 1923 -------------------------------------- ------ 622.919 81.450 1924 .. ................................................ 706.896 76.789 1925 ------------------------------------------------------ 294. 314 92. 728 Total ------------------------------------ .914. 893 1.399.8961 1.399. 861 Total increase. 19161925 ---------------------------- 2. 1. 032 -----------And of this increase 1.478.593 came from British. North Central. and South America. Mexico. West Indies. and other Americas during the years 1916 to 1925. inclusive. as shown in the statement below. leaving a net European increase for the last 10 years of 1.036.439. Immigration. 1916 to 1925. from countries not under quota 1919 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 r 1P23 1924 1925 Total flritish North America ................................. Central A m erica ---------------------------------------M exico -------------------------------------------------South America ----------------------------------------West Indies ...... Other Americas -----------------------------101. 951 15. 399 . 135 2. 073 18. 425 17.869 4. 286 6. 931 12.027 15.107 12. 452 2.220 18. 524 8.843 57.782 2.589 29. 818 3.271 8.826 930. 02 52. 361 4.112 13. 808 72. 317 2. 254 10.758 5. 015 13. 774 46. 810 19. 591 2. 668 7.449 117.011 1.275 63. 768 4.737 13. 181 200. 690 2.099 89. 336 9.270 17. 559 102. 753 1.199 �2.964 2. 470 2.106 I. I * - I - I i - I 929. 790 18.078 173. 374 46. 103 113.116 1. 135 Total-----------------------------------------I- - - 1.478.193 ---------. I - ----. ... 1. 47. 5_1 T otal --------------------------------------------- 1. - ... ... .... ... The total immigration for 1925 by countries is as follows: Country of lost permanet residence All countries ---------------------------------------294. 314 Total Europe -------------------------------------- 148. 366 Albania ----------------------------------------------Austria ------------------------------------------------Belgium -----------------------------------------------I~nlga ria Czechoslakia7-----------------------------------------Czechoslovakia_])anzig. Free City of-----------------------------------Denmarl----------------------------------------------Esthonia ----------------------------------------------Icinlald ................................................ France. lucludi g Corsica..................................