The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
JAM AT ELLIS IS
 WORST RECORDED
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 which Is slightly over 1000 per year, was practically exhausted.
 Only the British Isles are affected by the exhaustion of the quota. other portions of the empire not being in cluded in the limit of 7I00O. The law fixes the number of immigrants from any European country, who may be admitted to the United States in any one year, as a number equal to three per cent of the total natives of that country who were fnhabl- tants of the United States, accord ing to the census of 1910.
 Rush Is Unprecedented.
 In recent years the British Isles had never sent anywhere near enough immigrants to the united States to exhaust the quota until towards the close of this govern ment's fiscal year, June 30, 1923. For some days during June, however, 1t was impossible for an English citi- zen to emigrate to the United states and when the new fiscal year, be- ginning July 1, re-opened the door, the flow of English subjects seek ing admission began to run at rate greater than 15.000 per month. With the rush to enter on November l, the quota was quickly exhausted.
 Immigration officials are certain that some, if not all of the Levia- | D 6 will be deported, although the exact number cannot yet be told. When the applicants at all migration stations have been examined and when it has been decided how many | of those must be turned back by reason of regulations concerning health and personal characteristics, some of the Leviathan's passengers may be allowed entrance as substi- tutes for earlier arrivals.
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 May Change Law.
 Unless Congress changes the terms of the immigration law or makes special provision 1t will be impos- sible for any English citizen to i'm migrate into the United States from now on 10 the close of the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1924. It Is | possible however, that some effort will be made to allow the Levlathan's S passengers a temporary footing on American soil until the new year opens but the method of so doing is not yet in a sight' n Q
 Up To Washington.
 Commissioner Curran declined to say whether the aliens would be de- ported at once, declaring the dispo- sition of their eases would be settled by Washington immigration authorl- ties. He attributed the exhaustion of the British quota partly to the unusual rush of British immigrants across the Canadian border, and also to the great influx of aliens from Great Britain to American ports in the past few days In order to enter before their allotment was filled.
 A total of 2.269 aliens were ex- amined at Ellis Island. today. About HOO aliens were on the island to- night, the commissioner said, while on Friday night there were 1900 | cess of sleeping accommodations.
 Commenting on this situation he declared the reason for this crowd ing was due to the fact that of the 1,600 immigrants taken to the island Friday from the national Greek liner, Byron, authorities were forced to detain SoO."
 Condition, Unprecedented.
 T believe this condition to be un- precedented." he added. There were coo Russians, 100 Greeks, 50 Ru- of these came with no funds with which to travel to their ultimate destinations, others had insufficient money with which to live until they obtained positions and many have disease or other physical defects in- dicating they may not be able to % aof Q e the ''iSoc Soo detained not more than 50 detentions were caused by excess quotas. All the rest are in admissible for various other reasons .sand certainly. a large percentage of them Will be deported."
 The commissioned severely de- nounced foreign governments and steamship companies that permitted aliens to leave home in this condi- ton. He said it would take at east a week to examine all the 10000 im- migrants in the harbor.