The Republican., 1925-08-06
MANY FOREIGNERS
BARRED OUT
Officials Give Data on Effective.
ness of Law
QUOTAS FILLED FAR AHEAD
Hordes In Many Countries Await
Chance To Sweep Into United
States-Itaiy Heads
List.
QUOTAS FILLED FAR AHEAD

Washington. - More than 100000
foreigners wanting to become United
States residents have been kept out
of the country by the operation of the
| selective immigration law during the
last year, a high consular official at
! the State Department disclosed.
| Consular reports received here show
| that most of the foreign countries have
! already exhausted their annual quotas
allowed by the law. Though the latest
| figures show nominal balance, with
| three months yet to so before the end
OF the quota year. almost in every case
| that balance is completely mortgaged
The total number of immigrants for
the year on the first of July Will close.
! ly approximate the $4,000 quota al.
| lowance.
| While the demand for immigrant
| visas has far exceeded the quota in
| practically every European country,
Italy leads the list with approximately
| 100000 persons desiring to come to
this country, with quota allowance
| of only 3.S45. At the end of April only
S,049 visas had been granted but the
nominal balance for the year of ,706
| had already been assigned to indi-
| viduals coming under the privileged
| classes, Under the law, only 10 per
| cent. of the total annual quota is act
ually granted each month
The demand by Russians is 10000
! tha,o q nd
| does not include any of the Russians
within the vast territory OF the Soviet
! Union who have no opportunity to
reach an American consul The 160.-
| 600 who have applied are Russian emf
gres in Poland, China, Turkey the Bal
kans and Western Europe
Data On Other Nationals.
In Hungary the demand for the year
has been 10000. while only 473 are
| allowed by the quota. Over 10000
Austrians want to come to this coun-
try, with ali annual quota of 7S5.
About one-half of the annual German
demand OF 100000 has been taken care
OF by the 51227 quota. But the de-
| mand in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland is 5000 more than the 34.007
allowed
Poland, next to Italy, has the great
est number of prospective immigrants
with demand of $4,000 over the 5,9S2
quota.
Natives of Africa are almost alone
IN having no desire to swarm to the
V'pifnd Stotac
applications for immigrant visas, ac-
cording to the consular reports. from
| British or French CAMERON, Ethiopia,
Or Liberia, each of which has a quota
OF 100 This is despite the fact that
African natives, unlike most Asiatics
are not barred by the immigration
law.
AS To The Barred Zones.
In the barred zones where natives
are excluded by the immigration law
quota of one hundred is provided for
persons born in the respective coun-
tries, but who are Of white parentage.
This quota for China of one hundred
has already been exhausted for the
S~oA' CA1Ag llilC SlCil hlSdS; lOMtNGl,
have been granted for Japan. The
quota of one hundred for India shows
nominal balance of fifty which is
mortgaged and will be exhausted by
July /. But there have been no appli-
cations from the barred zones of
Afghanistan Arabian Peninsula. Blu
tan, Muscat and Nauru.
Yap as inundated territory, ls
given on annual Quc'a Of one hundred
Yappers by the law, but there bave
been no srHGcaji9ns Consular agents
explain tfis soberly By tho fact that
there are no Ya9peIs and no nailres,
bnt only handful of white cabfo off,
cials on the Isolated island and few
Asiat'c servants.