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 Edward R. lewis, chairman executive committee, Immigration Restriction Legislation, Chicago, Ill.

Collection:: Economics Books

30 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW pendence—35,000, or about one-fourth the number of Irish Catholics alone who should have been enumerated at the time. If the Irish element among the American Catholics of that day be estimated at 25,000, there appears to have been a loss to the church of 125,000 among the Irish immigrants to this country previous to 1790. Just above that he says [reading] : Accordingly, in view of the facts adduced in the first chapter, it may be estimated that of the above-mentioned 550,000, about 400,000 were of Protestant stock, while probably between 100.000 and 150.000 were of Catholic origin or descent, Senator Coreranp. What does he mean by saying, “ Should have been enumerated ” ¢ Does he mean they were not enumerated? Mr. Lewis. Well, he means that his estimate is 100,000 to 150,000 people of Irish origin were of Catholic descent, and that 35.000 were actually in the church, Senator Coperanp. Well, when he uses the language which you quoted, I think, “ Who should have been enumerated "—read that again. will you, that sentence that has in it the language “should have been enumerated.” Mr. Lewis [reading] : In sad contrast with the latter figure stands the estimated number of Catholics actually present in the United States at the end of the war of inde- pendence—35,000, or about one-fourth the number of Irish Catholics alone who should have been enumerated at the time. Should have been in the church at the time, is what he is arguing. Senator CorerLaxp. It is not what should have been enumerated in the census. Mr. Lewis. Oh, no; I do not understand so. Senator Corerawnp, Is there any question in your mind about the fact that a great many Irish were overlooked in the immigration dgures of 1790? Mr. Lewss. I do not think there is any reason to believe there were a great many Irish overlooked. Mr. Hill has figured that sev- eral times before this committee and the House committee. Senator Corrraxp. How does it happen so many Irish names appear in the muster rolls of the Revolutionary Army which did not appear in the census of 1790 Mr. Lewrs. I have no proof that that is the case, sir. Well, of 2ourse—— Senator Coreraxp. Well, assuming it is the case, how would you account for it? Mr. Lewis. You mean if it were the case, you can account for it in many ways? In the census of 1790 counts only heads of families, Again, there were numerous men—it was a custom in the Revolution- ary days, until perhaps the very end of the war, Senator—to enlist for six months, to again enlist for six months, and again enlist for six months, one man enlisting five or six times in the Revolution; so that the name would maybe show up five or six times in the Revolu- tionary rolls, whereas it might not show up at all in the census, be- cause 1f he was not the head of a family he would not show up at all. Senator Coreranp. If he enlisted five or six times for a period of six months at a time, he must be old enough to be the head of a family; and it is a tact, I understand, that a great many names are not included in the census who were on these Revolutionary rolls.

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