Speech #710000600

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to have included in the body of the RECORD. in the proceedings of this date. two tables. one showing immigration from certain coun- 1890 basis now operative and the nationalorigins basis which tries during the first 70 years of immigration statistics. 1820 Will become operative unless repealed. to 1890. and a comparison with the existing nationalorigins The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection. it is so ordered. quota. and the second showing the immigration quotas under the The tables referred to are as follows: Table showing immigration from certain countries during first 70 years of immigration statistics. 18201890. and comparison with existing and nationalorigins quotas England. Scotland. Belgium Italy Russia Greece Germany Ireland Denmark Norway Sweden Wales 18201830 ----------------.---------- ---------- 27.489 28 439 89 20 7.729 54. 338 189 94 ............ 18311840- ------------------------------75. 810 22 2. 253 277 49 152. 454 207. 381 1.063 1. 201 ............ 18411850--------------------------------267.044 5.074 1.870 551 16 434. 626 780. 719 539 13. 903 -.......... 18511860 ------------------------------------- 423.974 4.738 9.231 457 31 951.667 914.119 3.749 20. 931 -----------IS611870 ------------------------------------- 606. 896 6.734 11.725 2.512 72 787. 468 435. 778 17. 094 71.631 37. 667 8711880 -------------------------------- 648. 043 7.221 55. 759 39.264 210 718.182 436. 871 31. 771 95. 323 115.922 18811S90 ------------------------------------ 807. 357 20.177 307. 309 213. 282 2.308 1.452. 970 655. 482 88.132 176. 586 391.776 Total 70 years -------------------------- 2. 756. 613 43. 994 388. 586 256. 452 2. 706 4.505.096 3.484. 688 142. 537 379. 669 545. 365 Average per year ----.------------------------ 39.380 628 5.551 3.663 39 64. 359 49. 781 2.036 5.424 7.791 Quota on 1890 basis now in effect -------------- 34.007 512 3.845 2.248 100 51.227 28.567 2.789 6.453 9.561 Quota on nationalorigins basis to be effective July 1. unless repealed ---------------------- 65.721 1.304 5. 802 2.784 307 25. 957 17.853 1.181 2.377 3.314 Table showing immigration quotas under the 1890 basis now operating counting women and children. This capital and these workers produce and the nationalorigins basis which will become operative unless a gross value of about $12.000.000.000. repeated There are about forty billions of capital In manufacturing. or only National- twothirds as much as in agriculture. and there are fewer than 1890basis origins 9.000.000 workers. or fewer than threefourths as many as In agrlnow op- basis I erating (latestes- culture. but after deducting $16.000.000.000 for difference in rawtimates) material costs. this smaller amount of capital in manufacturing. and smaller number of workers. produced a gross value of fortyfour billions Armenia ------------------------------------------------------ 124 100 as against twelve billions for agriculture. Since labor got only eleven Austria ----------.-------------------------------------------- 785 1.413 billions In wages In manufacturing. it Is only fair to say that high Belgium ------------------------------------------------------ 512 1.304 Czechoslovakia ---. . . . ..--------------------------------------- 3.073 2.874 wages were not the cause of this discrimination.