(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
During July, the first month of the current immigration fiscal year, a total of 38,379 aliens entered the United States but only 22,283 of these were classified as immigrants, the balance being tourists or other temporary visitors, according to an announcement by Commissioner of Immigration Hull.
During the same month 25,022 aliens left the United States, 17,970 being returning visitors or aliens going to some foreign country for a short stay, the other 7,052, classified as emigrants, leaving to make homes abroad again. According to Commissioner Hull the admissions in July were below the monthly average for last year and the departures exceeded the average of that period.
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