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Statistics and the Immigration Problem
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Laughlin this paper concluded that "the recent immigrants present a higher percentage of inborn socially inadequate qualities than do the older stocks" An examination of his data and methods of analysis proves this conclusion to be unfounded, as proved by the relatively large probable errors of the samples chosen.Abstract:
From a survey of the comparative extent of social inadequacy among the various races and nationalities in the United States which Dr H H Laughlin prepared for the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, he concluded that "the recent immigrantspresent a higher percentage of inborn socially inadequate qualities than do the older stocks" An examination of his data and methods of analysis proves this conclusion to be unfounded (I) His data are incomplete and statistically biased, as proved by the relatively large probable errors of the samples chosen (2) The "quotas" for the various races and nationalities are derived without proper regard for the homogeneity of the facts compared (3) The statistics disclose larger differential ratios between the older immigrant stocks and the natives than between the recent and older immigrant stocks (4) Quotas for recent immigrant stocks are actually lower than the quotas for the older stocks, native and immigrant, in seven out of the nine inadequacieread more
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