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Powderly Reports on Immigration Fiscal Year 1899
Commissioner General Powderly presents the Immigration Bureau annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury detailing 1899 arrivals at 311,716, up 42,416 or 36 percent from the prior year. He cites Europe as the main source, notes illiteracy and money carried, and urges legislation to empower investigations at labor centers and expansion of deportation authority.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Powderly
Immigration Bureau
Canada
Europe
Commissioner General
Dominion
American
Spain
Secretary of War