Immigration and Americanization: Selected ReadingsPhilip Davis, Bertha Schwartz |
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... important problems of Americanization in terms of the broadest American spirit . The volume should prove a useful handbook for similar courses in immigration and Americanization which are growing in number and variety in colleges and ...
... important problems of Americanization in terms of the broadest American spirit . The volume should prove a useful handbook for similar courses in immigration and Americanization which are growing in number and variety in colleges and ...
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... important trains of reflection to thoughtful minds . Words written or spoken are at best but a kind of shorthand , to be filled up by the reader or hearer . I shall be gratified if , after honoring my hasty sketch with your kind ...
... important trains of reflection to thoughtful minds . Words written or spoken are at best but a kind of shorthand , to be filled up by the reader or hearer . I shall be gratified if , after honoring my hasty sketch with your kind ...
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... annals of the world . Such seems to be the law of humanity , that events the most desirable and achieve- ments the most important should , either in their inception or progress , be mixed up with disasters , crimes , 26 HISTORY.
... annals of the world . Such seems to be the law of humanity , that events the most desirable and achieve- ments the most important should , either in their inception or progress , be mixed up with disasters , crimes , 26 HISTORY.
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... important step was taken in the purchase of Louisiana , by which our possessions were extended , though with an unsettled boundary both on the south and the north , to the Pacific Ocean . The War of 1812 reduced the Indian tribes in the ...
... important step was taken in the purchase of Louisiana , by which our possessions were extended , though with an unsettled boundary both on the south and the north , to the Pacific Ocean . The War of 1812 reduced the Indian tribes in the ...
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... important events of the day . To the emigrants themselves it may be regarded as a passing from death to life . It will benefit Ireland by reducing a surplus population , and restor- ing a sounder and juster relation of capital and labor ...
... important events of the day . To the emigrants themselves it may be regarded as a passing from death to life . It will benefit Ireland by reducing a surplus population , and restor- ing a sounder and juster relation of capital and labor ...
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Page 349 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 381 - ... persons who are members of or affiliated with any organization entertaining and teaching disbelief in or opposition to organized government, or who advocate or teach the duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, either of specific individuals or of officers generally, of the Government of the United States or of any other organized government...
Page 375 - An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States...
Page 403 - ... anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States, or of all government, or of all forms of law, or the assassination of public officials...
Page 416 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any...
Page 403 - That at any time within five years after entry, any alien who at the time of entry was a member of one or more 9f the classes excluded by law ; any alien who shall have entered or who shall be found in the United States in violation of this Act, or in violation of any other law of the United States...
Page 669 - that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights — among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," I shall strenuously contend for the immediate enfranchisement of our slave population.
Page 414 - That any alien seaman who shall land in a port of the United States contrary to the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be unlawfully in the United States, and shall, at any time within three years thereafter, upon the warrant of the Secretary of Labor, be taken into custody...
Page 351 - Whenever in the opinion of the Government of the United States ' the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States, or their residence therein, affects or threatens to affect the interests of that country, ' or to endanger the good order of the said country, or of any locality within the territory thereof...
Page 379 - Mexico, so as not to unnecessarily delay, impede, or annoy passengers in ordinary travel between the United States and said countries, and shall have power to enter into contracts with transportation lines for the said purpose. SEC. 33. That for the purpose of this Act the term " United States" as used in the title as well as in the various sections of this Act shall be construed to mean the United States and any waters, territory, or other place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, except the Isthmian...