Speech #710023642

Some say that the difference between the nationalorigins basis and the 1890 foreignborn basis is not material. and the number of men and the kind of people who are professing today a belief that there would not be any material change in the basis of quotas under the two plans is surprising. For that reason I must insist at this point on calling attention to how many these countries of Europe which are on the quota basis. and which are sending to us a given number under the 1890 basis. would be permitted to send under the nationalorigins basis. that there may be a clear demonstration of what a very radical. what a very material change will take place if we adopt the nationalorigins plan. not a material change in the total number who are coming into our country. but a very drastic change in the numbers which can come from the individual countries. There is the case of Austria. which under the 1890 basis is sending us each year 785 immigrants. Under the nationalorigins basis. and according to the latest estimates submitted by the experts. they would be permitted to send 1.413. In the case of Belgium. under the 1890 basis they are sending us 512 immigrants a year. Under the nationalorigins basis they would send us 1.304. Denmark is sending us now 2.789 Immigrants. Under the nationalorigins plan they would be permitted to send us only 1.181. Finland Is now sending us 471. under the nationalorigins plan they would send us 569. France is now sending us under the 1890 basis 3.954. and under the nationalorigins basis they would be cut to 3.086. Germany sends us now 51.227 and would be cut to 25.957. and this cut without a material reduction in the total number of immigrants who would be permitted under the plan. Great Britain and North Ireland are sending us at the present time a total number of immigrants each year of 34.007. Under the nationalorigins basis they would send us 65.721. Would anyone say this was not a material change over the old quota basis? Greece is sending us at the present time 100 immigrants a year. Under the nationalorigins plan that would be increased by 300 per cent or more to 307. Hungary is sending now 473.