Speech #740198978

In 1929. 279.678 came in. In 1930. 241.700 came in. Then. in 1931. under the Hoover administration. the total number permissible under the quota law was 150.000. but Immigrants came in from Canada and South America and Mexico. nonquota countries. That is why the number increased so greatly. In 1931. it was limited. and the number coming in to get visas. 10 percent of the quota. amounted to 97.000. In 1932. 35.000 came in. In 1933. under the same limitations. the ruling made under the Hoover administration has not been changedthe number was 23.068. In 1934. it was 29.470. In 1935. it was 34.956. The total since 1922. of restricted immigration. was 3.522.190.