Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-13
BIG IMMIGRATION TO
UNITED STATES IN 1914
Over 5000 Immigrant Aliens Came
to Iowa i'm the Year Ending
June 30.
2SS, ,O53 CLASSIFIED AS FARM
LABORERS, 226,iO LABORERS
Great Bulk Immigrants go to the
Large Cities. Out of 1,31S,4SO
Last Year 344,663 Are
Credited to New York
State.

In view of the discussion and
speculation as to immigration fol-
lowing the close of the awful war
which is now ravaging Europe, the
latest immigration figures available
are full of interest
The year ending June 80, 1914,
saw the largest immigration into the
United States of any year in the his
tory of this country with the excep-
ton of 1907. The total immigration
into the United States for the yeav
ending June 80, 1914, was 1,218,-
4S0. In 1907 the total immigra-
tion was 1,2S5,349. The total num-
ber OF immigrant aliens departing
from this country during the year
ending June 80, 1914, was 3O3,33S,
showing that 915,142 more came in
to the country than went out.
One of the striking facts is the
very large per cent of labOrers and
women and children among the i'm
Practically 70 per cent of the immi-
grants which came to the United
States during the last fiscal year
were laborers and women and chill
dren. Out of the total number of
1,21S, ,4S0 immigrants there were
320,215 classified as having no occu-
patton and including women and
children. There were 2SS,O53 clas-
sified as farm laborers and 226,407
ie! assified SIS laborers. There were
l73,20S skilled workman or men
who had trades.
| There were more immigrant aliens
admitted into Iowa during the year
ending June 80, 1914, than in the
previous year, and the figures show
a much larger number of aliens COM
ing into the state than are going out.
In the year ending June 80, 1913,
there were S,666 immigrant aliens
admitted into Iowa and 1887 immi-
grant aliens left Iowa in that period,
showing gain to the state Of 1879.
For the year ending June 30, 1914,
there were 1907 immigrant aliens ad-
mitted into Iowa and 1,469 emigrant
aliens departed, making the gain for
the state 1888. From July to Sep
tember, 1914, there were 1,11S i'm
migrant aliens admitted into Iowa
and 244 emigrant aliens left the
state, showing q gain of S74 during
these three months. In September,
1914, there were 236 immigrant
aliens admitted while ffty-three
emigrant aliens left the state, show
ing gain of 1873.
Evidently the great bulk of immi-
grants go to the large cities. Out
of the 1,21S,4S0 immigrants which
came to this country during the last
year, 344,663 or almost one-third
are credited to New York state.
While the statistics for the cities
are not given, no doubt a very large
per cent Of them settled in New
York City. Pennsylvania, with it's
great city of Philadelphia, received
1S4,43S and Illinois received 1885,.
S11. Over one-half of the total i'm
migration to this country last year,
therefore, went TO these three states,
and undoubtedly a very large per
cent to the big cities of New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago.
There was large per cent of Ital-
ians in the immigration of the past
year, there being a total of 296,414
Italians admitted during the year, of
which 251,612 were from southern
Italy and 44,S02 from northern TIA
ly. There were 13S,O51 Hebrews
admitted, and 122,657 Poles. These
three nationalities furnished 557,-
l22 of the total immigration of last
year.
Immigration Back to Old Country.
There are always a good many
foreigners going back to the old
country, however. During the year
which ended June 80, 1914, the to-
tai gain of those who came into this
country of all nationalities over and
above those who left the country was
769,276.
or the total number of immigrants
during the last fiscal year, there
were 226,4O7 laborers, 2SS,053 farm
labores and 173,20S skilled workmen
or men who had trades. The num-
ber classified as having no occupa-
tion, including women and children,
was 320,215.