ID# 1151:
"Europe as an emigrant-exporting continent," Harry H. Laughlin testimony before the House Committee, including Immigration Restriction Act
Date:
1924
Pages: (1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15)
Source:
The Harry H. Laughlin Papers, Truman State University, papers, C-2-6,6

&quote;Europe as an emigrant-exporting continent,&quote;  Harry H. Laughlin testimony before the House Committee, including Immigration Restriction Act

1380 Europe and an Emigrant-Exporting Continent 7. Net Revenue (p. 53). - The total revenue derived from the enforcement of the immigration laws during the fiscal year and turned into the general fund of the United States Treasury was $4,651,180.83. Of this amount $4, 285,306.60 is represented by the head-tax collections and $365,874.23 by fines, bond forfeitures, and miscellaneous collections. The net revenue accruing to the Government from the Immigration Service for the year was $1,019,236.07. 9. Immigration to the United States, 1820 to 1923. - In a table of Appendix I of the Report of the Secretary of Labor for the year ending June 30, 1923 (printed opposite page 125 of the Secretary's report), data on the "Century of migration" are brought up to date. The total migration from September 30, 1820, to June 30, 1923 is reported to be 35,202,506. By nation the totals run as follows: [tabular material, two columns, split between name of country and amount] United Kingdom...&8,430,777 France...&550,917 Netherlands...&231,294 German Empire...&5,568,702 Denmark...&313,528 Norway...&756,044 Sweden...&1,149,950 Switzerland...&274,345 Belgium...&146,839 Other northern and western Europe...&16,270 [single score] Total for northern and western Europe...&17,438,616 [double score] Italy...&4,505,133 Spain...&163,231 Portugal...&246,250 Austria-Hungary...&4,199,527 Russian Empire and Finland...&3,332,259 Poland...&320,257 Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro...&78,307 Greece...&405,697 Rumania...&133,479 Turkey in Europe...&152,271 Turkey in Asia...&201,786 [single score] Total for eastern and southern Europe... [double score] British North American possessions...&2,209,403 Southern America...&916,821 China...&360,739 Japan...&262,584 India...&8,619 Other specified countries...&103,357 Countries not specified...&254,008 [double score] Grand total...35,292,506

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