30 WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

Mr. Case. He has studied the bill.
Mr. Box. I do think there is a misapprehension of the testimony of
Mr. Simmons. I do not think Mr. Simmons testified there was a
gross immigration of 19,000; he meant that when the incoming people
from Canada—when the number going back from Canada was deducted
 from that number that that reduced it to 19,000.
Mr. Cape. That is the way I understand it.
Mr. Box. The total quotas would be greatly reduced if those
numbers were used.
Mr. Ramey. What is the total quota for Great Britain?
Mr. Simmons. Sixty-five thousand seven hundred and twenty-one.
Mr. Ramey. Under the present bill it is 50,000 coming from Canada.
 How much would it be for the British Empire?
The Cuarrman. The British Empire runs pretty high. Outside
of the Dominion there is—well Australia is outside and has a quota,
so has New Zealand, Canada and——
Mr. Ramey. They will be allowed 50,000.
The CraIrRMAN. Approximately.
Mr. Ramey. That added to the present quota from the British
oa would the total be for the British Empire for the next
year?
Mr. Box. That is a matter of calculation. It would be above
100,000.
The CuAIRMAN. About 115,000. But please understand that any
person coming in from Jamaica, or from these other places, comes
under the British quota. Proceed.
Mr. Davis. In carrying out the provisions of section 2 (f) of the
immigration act of 1924 enjoining consular officers to refuse visas
to aliens believed to be inadmissible to the United States under the
immigration laws, such officers have actually attained a high degree
of selection with a minimum of hardship to aliens refused and almost
no protests from foreign governments. While I do not want to introduce
 any extensive statistics at this point, I might say that in the
principal countries of Europe, with an aggregate of 161,044 applications
 for immigration visas, over 8 per cent were refused.
The CuairMaN. Refused in their home countries?
Mr. Davis. Refused in their home countries before they had made
final disposition of their property, severed all ties and made the
journey to the United States.
Mr. Box. What period was that?
Mr. Davis. That is the last fiscal year.
The CuarrMAN. Do you want to put that table in the record?
Mr. Davis. I do not think there would be anv obiection to its
publication.
The CHAIRMAN. At the conclusion of your remarks you may read
it in.
Mr. Box. I think you should include that in your remarks. We
have your figures for 1928 and 1929.
The CuarrmaN. Without objection the paper will be included at
the end of the witness’ statement.
Now, proceed.
Mr. Davis. This, I believe, is a high degree of selection.
The CHAIRMAN. In other words, that part of the 1924 act is working
 better than we thought it would.