CONTENTS Fage. PART I. Europe as an emigrant-exporting continent and the United States as an immigrant-receiving nation.. The three historic immigration policies of the United States.. Contrasted economic conditions in Europe and the United States.... Causes and intensity of emigration pressure illustrated in the cases Examination of would-be immigrants in their home territories-- Family stock values as shown by an experimental case history-- Declaration and questions for securing facts about the prospective 1. Europe as an exporter of emigrants and the United States as an im- 2. National economic conditions, as basic factors in national emigration policy, illustrated by the contrasted population and economic con- 3. Rough or approximate comparability of scales for the measurement 5. Alternative immigration quota formulas-Approximate annual quo- tas admissible by principal immigrant-contributing countries and nations under each of 25 different formulas_ 6. Approximate fecundity indices of American women by nativity group for the decade 1910-1920, computed from the census returns on TABLES-PART II 7. Summary table-Foreign-born inmates in State and Federal custodial institutions in the United States__ 8. State institutions for the insane-Native-born, foreign-born and negro inmates in the insane institutions of two northern (Michigan and New York) and two southern (Louisiana and Virginia) States. 9. State institutions for the criminalistic-Native-born, foreign-born and negro inmates in the criminalistic institutions of two northern (Michigan and New York), and two southern (Louisiana and Vir- 10. Institutional quota fulfillments by the feeble-minded--Comparative findings from four different standards or analysis methods__ 11. Institutional quota fulfillments by the insane-Comparative findings from three different standards or analysis methods... 12. Institutional quota fulfillments by the adult criminalistic group- Comparative findings from three different standards or analysis 13. Institutional quota fulfillments by all types of the socially inadequate as a unit-Comparative findings from five different standards or 14. Institutional quota fulfillments by all classes of the socially inadequate as a unit-Comparative analyses based upon three different stand- ards, in which the same data are used and the same methods of 15. Relative constancy of findings in analyzing the same data by dif- CHARTS-PART I 1. Curves showing the relation between Swedish immigration as a unit and total immigration from all countries as a unit, from 1850 to the present time (prepared by the Swedish State Institute for Race- 2. Curves showing the relation between Italian immigration as a unit 1245 3. Jewish immigration into the United States, 1899-1922– 1254 1255 1256 1257 7. Superior intelligence-race, country of birth, or Army rank, and per 1278 8. Inferior intelligence-Race, country of birth, or Army rank, and per 1278 9. Intelligence rating-By percentage of letter grades, of foreign-born 1278 1305 APPENDIXES [Reprinted with this hearing on the order of Hon. Albert Johnson, chairman of the Committee on Immigra tion and Naturalization of the House of Representatives, November 19, 1924) SERIES I. Experimental studies in selective immigration: Appendix A. An experimental individual and family history study Appendix B. Set of folders proposed for outlining and filing personal SERIES II. Swedish emigration to the United States: Appendix C. Statistical data concerning emigration from Sweden to SERIES III. The composition of the American people: Page 1343 1349 1355 Appendix D. A study of the population of the United States, by 1361 SERIES IV. The Rome conference: Appendix E. The Rome conference on emigration and immigration, SERIES V. Immigration reports, 1923 and 1924: 1367 Appendix F. Official data from the United States governmental (a) From the report of the Secretary of Labor for the year ending 1377 (b) From the report of the Commissioner General of Immigration for the year ending June 30, 1924 (advance sheets). 1383 1393 SERIES VI. The United States immigration act of 1924: Appendix G. Text of the United States immigration act of 1924_..._ 1397 (a) Statement issued to the press by President Coolidge, May 1409 (b) President Coolidge's quota proclamation of June 30, 1924, 1410 Appendix I. An analysis of the American immigration act of 1924, by Appendix J. A general outline for the scientific study of the causes 1412 1425 Appendix K. A special outline for a proposed scientific study of im- (a) International law and the immigrant-receiving nations. (c) Proposed conference of immigrant-receiving nations. (d) Proposed agenda.......... 1429 1430 1433 1433 V EUROPE AS AN EMIGRANT-EXPORTING CONTINENT AND THE UNITED STATES AS AN IMMIGRANT-RECEIVING NATION A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING PRESENT-DAY HUMAN MIGRATIONS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO RACIAL AND NATIONAL FORTUNES, STATISTICALLY AND BIOLOGICALLY CONSIDERED COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m., Hon. Albert Johnson (chairman) presiding. The following members of the committee were present: Messrs. Johnson, Taylor, Vaile, White, Cable, Holaday, Vincent, Bacon, Sabath, Wilson, Box, Dickstein, and Watkins. The CHAIRMAN. The purpose of the meeting to-day is to hear Dr. Harry H. Laughlin, who has carried out several valuable researches for this committee since 1920. The committee will recall that, among other studies, he conducted a census of the different nativity stocks in the State and Federal penal and eleemosynary institutions, which investigation resulted in the publication of a hearing entitled "Analysis of America's Modern Melting Pot," which was a basic study in relative social inadequacy of the several nativity groups of the United States. Seven or eight months ago Doctor Laughlin, when about to go abroad, was granted credentials by the Department of Labor as United States immigration agent to Europe. He also agreed to make some observations that might be of value to this committee, and to report his findings to us. He is just returned after six months' research in immigration in European countries, and, in accordance with the understanding made before his departure, we have called the committee to hear him to-day. If you are ready to proceed, Doctor Laughlin, we will be glad to hear you now. STATEMENT OF DR. HARRY H. LAUGHLIN, OF THE EUGENICS RECORD OFFICE OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, COLD SPRING HARBOR, LONG ISLAND, N. Y PART I. EUROPE AS AN EMIGRANT-EXPORTING CONTINENT AND THE UNITED STATES AS AN IMMIGRANT-RECEIVING NATION. Mr. SABATH. Do I understand that Doctor Laughlin went over there for the Labor Department? Doctor LAUGHLIN. Yes, sir. As a so-called "dollar a year man, I had a commission from the Department of Labor. Mr. SABATH. What do you mean by a commission? |