data on their first and last arrival in the United States were secured for Out of the 284 cases of heads of families or single men and women over 21 born in Mexico for whom arrival data was secured, all but 20 were either born here or have been here over 10 years. Arrival In Minnesota The charts on first and last arrival in Minnesota give data for 275 heads of families or single persons out of 344 schedules taken. Of these 6 were born in Minnesota, 2 in Europe. It is significant that none of the 269 came to Minnesota for the first time in 1935 or 1936. Seven came in 1934, 16 in 1933 and 22 in 1931, making a total of only 61 in the past 5 years. None came in the past 2 years who had not been here previously. Twelve families came in 1935 for the last time. Technically these may not have settlements here, but on the whole we can say that the families for whom data on arrival was secured have legal residence in Minnesota. Eight of the families now in St. Paul have been in Minnesota more than 20 years; 37 have been here more than 15 years; 78 came between 1922 and 1926 so that 115 schedules, in addition to the 6 born here, covered Mexicans who have been in the State more than 10 years. Arrival In St. Paul We find a total of 25 schedules where the first arrival in St. Paul was 1935 and 29 additional ones with 1534 arrival. Twenty-three came in 1933; 17 in 1932; 26 in 1931, a total of 120 who have come to the city within 5 years. We know of no one who was in the city before 1912 although 4 schedules covered people who had been here more than 20 years, 21 more than 15 years and 78 more than 10 years. The large number of 116 last arrivals in St. Paul in 1935, contrasted with only 22 first arrivals in the same year and 29 for the year previous, indicates an inclusion of seasonal returns from the beet fields without other signifi cance. |