Speech #690245815

I argued that under the estimates submitted by the gentlemen who developed this wonderful scheme countrymen of some of our citizens who beyond doubt would have demonstrated their worth in the future would be deprived and prevented front coming to the United States if this scheme were enacted. I also pointed out that this legislation was preeminently in the interest of the British and for the purpose of Anglicizing America. I maintaiined further that the nationalorigin scheme. according to estimates. would reduce the immigration front Germany from 51.227 to 20.028. from Sweden. from 9.561 to 3.072: from Norway. from 6.453 to 2.053. from Denmark. from 2.789 to 945. from Czechoslovakia. from 3.073 to 1.359. from Poland. from 5.982 to 4.535. On the other hand I pointed out that the number that would be permitted to come from Great Britain would be increased from 34.007 to 85.135. These statements that I made on this floor are borne out and fully substantiated by the table. which has been worked cut and submitted by the three Secretaries after two years of investigation under the provision of the law. and which is as follows: The immigration act of 192Immaigratior quotas Country of origin Present quotas based on foreignborn populationm Provisional quotas on basis of national origin Armenia -------------------------------------------------- 124 -----------Austria --------------------------------------------------- 785 1.486 Belgium ---------------------------------------------- 512 410 Czechoslovakia ------------------------------------------- 3.073 2.248 Denmark ------------------------------------------------- 2.789 1. 044 France -------------------------------------------3.954 3. &37 Germany - - -51.227 23.428 Great Britain and North Ireland ----.-------------------- 34.007 73. 039 Irish Free State ----------_-------------.---------------- 28.567 13. 862 Norway --------------------------------------------------- 6. 453 2.267 Poland -----. . ..-------------------------------------------- 5.982 4.97. Portugal -------------------------------------------------- 503 290 Rumania -------------------------------------------------- 603 51V Sweden ------------------------------------------- 9. 561 3.253 Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- 2.08t 1. 198 Their report to the President and the Presidents report to the Senate shows that this table is unreliable and that it is impossible to reach with any degree of accuracy the correct