National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Dr. Herbert Friedenwald, Washington, D.C.

Collection:: Economics Books

60 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW he looked like an Irishman, and he said his name was Devlin. .T sus- pected that he was an Irishman, and there was no reason why I should from his name and appearance conclude he was anything else. I happened to have some Jewish books on the mantel when he came a second time, and he said to me, “Doctor, I would like to borrow some of those Jewish books some time.” I said, “ What in the world would you, a man named Devlin want with Jewish books?” He said, “ That is not my right name. That is my business name. My real name is Abram Levin.” Devlin is about as far from Abram Levin as you can get; and that sort of thing has been going on all through history. There are hundreds of thousands of Jews born in Russia who became American citizens and changed their names at that time.. You remember some time ago there was in Philadelphia a man, whose name I have forgotten—Cabinsky, or something like that— who wanted his name changed to Cabot; and some of the de- scendants and good people of Boston who bore the name Cabot objected. It so happened that this case came before Judge Auden- vied, and, as you know, Judge Audenvied is a Democrat, a real Democrat, of an old Philadelphia family; and he, of course, saw no reason why this man should not change his name to Cabot if there was no legal hindrance, and he permitted him to do so in spite of the protests of the ancient Cabots from the land of the bean and the cod. This matter of determination by name is almost futile. You can make a guess, but that is all it amounts to, in my opinion. Senator Reep. Of course, you understand, Doctor, that national origins are determined from other sources besides the census of 1790? Doctor Friepexwarp. I do not know how, Senator. I do not know, because I am perfectly incapable of determining national origins on any basis I have seen brought forward. Senator Reep. In the census of 1920, the national origins is deter- mined by the statement of each foreign-born person. Doctor Friepenwarp. All right. Suppose I were foreign born; what is my national origin? Suppose I were a foreign-born person, and that question is asked. You have heard me answer what is my ancestry. Senator Rrep. You would give the nation from which you de- parted to the United States, and I suppose you would say Ireland. if you were born there. . Doctor FriepeNwarp. Does that make Irish my national origin? Senator Rep. You were born there? Doctor FriepeNwaLp. I was born there when my forebears were in passage from Germany to the United States, and the mere fact that I happened to be born in Ireland, would that make me an Irishman eligible to the Ancient Order of Hibernians because my uncle was born in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day? Senator Reep. I believe it was an Irishman who said, “If the cat has kittens in the oven that does not make them biscuits.” [Laughter. ] Doctor Friepenwarp. That must have been said by a very wise and witty Irishman. ‘ Senator Rerp. But we have been dealing with large masses of population. The Census Bureau authorities assume that peculiar

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