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Under 1% in County
Of Foreign Stock
NEW YORK, June 8 - How many of the people who have come to the United States from other countries in the last few decades have settled in Rappahannock County? What is the proportion of foreign-born in the local population as compared with the proportions in other areas? The subject comes to the fore at this time because of the new immigration law, which will go into effect on July 1st. Under its terms, the entire system of admitting immigrants, in operation for more than 43 years, will be changed as of that date. No longer will visas be issued on the basis of hational quotas. Instead, first preference will be given to people who have close relatives in this country The objective is to reunite families that were divided when earlier generations of immigrants came here. Preference will also be given to people with special training and skills, insofar as they are needed and do not threaten the jobs of workers here.
In Rappahannock County, ao cording to the Census Bureau’s most recent figures^
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87.3%