Speech #710031525

OF LABOR. Sins: The committee which you appointed to determine immigration quotas on the basis of national origins as prescribed by the inmigration act of 1924. respectfully submit the following report: .As a result of careful search carried on during the year that has elapsed since the previous report of February 25. 1928. was submitted. a limited anmount of additional data. principally in the field of foreign statistics of emigration to the United States. has been obtained and utilized. At the same time the processes followed in utilizing census and immigration statistics. as explained in our previous report. have been reviewed and somewhat improved. As a result of the very considerabls amount of effort thus expended. the figures previously submitted have been slightly revised. We ire of the opinion that further study would not appreciably modify these results. In addition to the statement herewith attached showing the quotas on the basis of national origin as determined by your committee. we submit two tablesnamely. Table A. which shows the apportionment by country of origin of the total white population. distinguishing the colonial stock from the postcolonial stock and subdividing the latter into (1) immigrants. (2) children of immigrants. and (3) grandchildren amd later generations. and Table B. which shows what part of the quota for each country Is derived from each of the four population factors distinguished In Table A. Respectfully submitted.