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Show NEW YORK HAS OVER A MILLION ALIENS There are 1 ,494,000 aliens in New York State according to the 1 925 census and of this number 1 , 1 25,000 aliens reside in New York city. This is out of a population of less than six, millions' and shows the tremendous influence which Europe and hr citizens bring to bear on the chief city of the naton. It has long been asserted that New York was the least reprsentatively American of all our large cities, and it is often the case that the metropolis and the rest of the country coun-try are at odds as regard national and international policies. This is doubtless due to the large European population in New York and the close contact which the city has with Europe because of ts great port. The number of aliens in New York, however, is decreasing rather than increasing. In 1915 there were over 1,600',000 aliens in New York state and 1,204,000 in New York City. These figures are above those of 1925. In the meantime the population of the state and city have increased during the decade, so that the percnt-age percnt-age of aliens to the total populationris decedidely smaller1, than ten years ago. The reason given for this is the stringent immigratior laws. A goodly per cent of all the aliens swarming into New York city remained in the foreign quarters! of the city. This was especially especial-ly true true of the immigrants from Eastern and'. Southern Europe Now that the inlux of people from these sections has been cut off the alien population of New York is beginning to decrease. |