It is only done when a serious and dreadful error has been made. Mr. Long has sought to give the impression that we had received in 10 years 580.000 immigrants and that most were Jewish refugees. The 580.000 mentioned by Long include visas authorized for quota. nonquota persons. and those in transit. Often a visa authorized is not issued. One issued is frequently not even used. Mr. Long. without even so much as "by your leave." bunched transients. visitors. and nonquota entrants and ordinary immigrants with refugees. He thus gave the impression that we gave sanctuary to 580.000. That was utterly false. Mr. Biddle explained that within the last 10 fiscal years the average number of quota and nonquota immigrants was only 26.647. although the annual quota was 153.774. and that in the year ending June 30. 1943. only 23.725 persons entered the country. 13.000 of them being nonquota. Mr. Biddle added: During the same 10year period the annual average number of persons emigrating from the United States was 24.000. leaving a net increase of 23.287 immigrants. Moreover. while in 1920 the aliens constituted 6.9 percent of the population in the United States. at the present time they comprise little more than 3 percent of the population. In contrast to Mr.
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