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Show IMMIGRATION HEAVY DURING NOVEMBER , v 8AN ANTONIO, Texl, Dec. 6. Immigration Immi-gration into the United States at border bor-der points . was heavier during the month of November than it has been for many years. According to the monthly report of L. C. Steward, immigration agent for the San Antonio district, 292 foreigners foreign-ers were admitted at the ports of Laredo, La-redo, Eagle Pass, Del Bio and Presidio during the month of November. Thirty-four persons were debarred as not being fit to become citizens. In this number are not included Mexicans. Mex-icans. Cubans, Canadians or Newfoundlanders, New-foundlanders, who are exempt from the head tax of $2. The increase in the amount of the head tax reap i red does not seem to have had the effect of decreasing, de-creasing, and foreigners coming to this country seem to be fairly well supplied with money. In 18S2 the head tax was but 50 cents. It was increased to $2 in 1902. |