VIEWS OF THE MINORITY.

I recognize the great value of the work of the Immigration Commission and unite in the conclusions, so far as they are based on the reports, whether they coincide with my personal and previously formed opinions or not.

A slowing down of the present rate of the immigration of unskilled labor is justified by the report, and, according to the report, restriction should be limited to unmarried male aliens or married aliens unaccompanied by their wives and families. The reports show that in the main the present immigrants are not criminal, pauper, insane, or seekers of charity in so great a degree as their predecessors. The educational test proposed is a selective test for which no logical argument can be based on the report. As the report of the Commission is finally adopted within a half hour of the time when, under the law, it must be filed, there is no time for the preparation of an elaborate dissent. I sincerely regret that I can not fully agree with the remainder of the Commission, and if time permitted I would point out the many excellent provisions contained in the report, some of my own suggestion. My main ground of dissent is the specific recommendation by the majority of the educational test, though there are other instances in which it has not my full approval.

WILLIAM S. BENNET.

ABSTRACT OF THE

STATISTICAL REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES, 1820 TO 1910.

For the complete statistical review of immigration to the United States, 1820 to 1910, see Reports of the Immigration Commission, vol. 3.

Financial condition of immigrants, 1899 to 1910

Immigrants who have been in the United States previously, 1899 to 1910..

Destination of immigrants in the United States, 1899 to 1910.
Aliens debarred at United States ports, 1892 to 1910...
Aliens leaving the United States, 1908 to 1910....

LIST OF TABLES.

TABLE 1. Immigration to the United States, 1820 to 1910....

2. Immigration to the United States, 1820 to 1910, by decade..
3. Per cent distribution (approximate) immigration to the United
States, by sex, for years ending June 30, 1820 to 1867.

4. Immigration to the United States, by sex, for years ending June 30,
1868 to 1910...

5. Immigration to the United States, by sex, for periods specified,
1820 to 1910..

6. Immigration to the United States from northern and western Europe,
southern and eastern Europe, and other countries, 1820 to 1910.... 61-63
7. Immigration to the United States from northern and western Europe,
southern and eastern Europe, and other countries, 1820 to 1910,
by decade...

8. Immigration to the United States, by country of origin, during the
period 1820 to 1910....

64

65

9. Immigration to the United States, 1820 to 1910:

Part 1-By country of origin, 1820 to 1868, inclusive.....
Part 2-By country of origin and by sex, for years ending June 30,
1869 to 1910, inclusive...

66-81

10. Immigration to the United States, by sex and by race or people, dur-
ing the fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive...

11. Number and per cent of immigrants admitted to the United States
who were 14 years of age or over and who could neither read nor
write, during the fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive, by race or
people...

12. Number of immigrants admitted to the United States reporting each
specified occupation, fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive, by race
or people....

13. Per cent of immigrants admitted to the United States reporting each
specified occupation, fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive, by race
or people

14. Financial condition of immigrant aliens admitted to the United
States during the fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive, by race or
people..

15. Number and per cent of immigrants admitted to the United States,
1899 to 1910, inclusive, who had been in the United States pre-
viously, by race or people

16. Destination reported by immigrants admitted to the United States
during the fiscal years 1899 to 1910, inclusive....

17. Destination of immigrants admitted to the United States, fiscal
years 1899 to 1910, inclusive, by race or people......

106-109