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I do have figures which I want to place in the RECORD. I put them in before. and I want to put them in again at this point. The total number of quota immigrants admitted into the United States during the six fiscal years 1940 to 1945.. was 132.876. That number is only 48.147 less than the 183.023 quota immigrants admitted in the preceding six fiscal years. 1934 to 1939. I have mentioned in the course of this discussion. and it has also been mentioned by other Senators. I believe. the subject of the illegal entry of aliens into the United States. This problem is one of the phases of our immigration problems under consideration in the study of our general immigration laws. An indication of the number of illegal entries Into the United States is the fact that the number of deportations for the last 4 years has exceeded the number of immigrants who legally entered the United States during this period. During the past fiscal year. 18.663 aliens were deported from the United States and 195.880 aliens who had been adjudged deportable were permitted to depart at their own expense. In New York City alone there is at the present time an arrearage of -approximately 32.000 investigations of deportation cases. I went over these figures a short while ago. in a discussion with the Senator from Illinois. Closely related to the problem of illegal entry of aliens into the United States is the problem of aliens who legally enter for temporary periods. such as visitors and persons in transit to other countries. but who fail to leave the United States.