Speech #760114219

We can protect them without going as far as that. I assure the gentleman. The alien problem. if any. is bound to settle itself in the course of time. and particularly so. since we are losing population and not gaining it as far as immigration is concerned. For the past 6year period from July 1. 1932. to June 30. 1938. more emigrants went out than immigrants came in. 4.487 more aliens departed than were admitted during that period of time. At the time of the 1937 census there were 6.234.613 foreignborn residents in the United States who had not been reported naturalized. The estimated alien population as of July 1. 1938. was 3.838.928. Thus. there was a total decrease of 2.395.685. in our alien population. between the aforesaid dates.