Immigration and Americanization: Selected ReadingsPhilip Davis, Bertha Schwartz |
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... secure cleanliness for the streets in which his children play and for the tenement in which he lives . The notion of representative government should be made quite clear and con- crete to him . He could demand his rights and use his ...
... secure cleanliness for the streets in which his children play and for the tenement in which he lives . The notion of representative government should be made quite clear and con- crete to him . He could demand his rights and use his ...
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... secure more adequate tenement - house regulation , and to control the spread of tuberculosis , both of these undertakings being perfectly hopeless without the intelligent coöperation of the immigrants themselves . Through such humble ...
... secure more adequate tenement - house regulation , and to control the spread of tuberculosis , both of these undertakings being perfectly hopeless without the intelligent coöperation of the immigrants themselves . Through such humble ...
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... secure larger play in our social organization . And yet a Russian in Chicago who used to believe that Americans cared first and fore- most for political liberty and would certainly admire those who had suffered in its cause finds no one ...
... secure larger play in our social organization . And yet a Russian in Chicago who used to believe that Americans cared first and fore- most for political liberty and would certainly admire those who had suffered in its cause finds no one ...
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... secure food and shelter for his family and security for his old age , and a larger opportunity for his children , become the ideals of democratic government . * NEW IDEALISM OF SIMPLE FOLK It may be owing 20 INTRODUCTION.
... secure food and shelter for his family and security for his old age , and a larger opportunity for his children , become the ideals of democratic government . * NEW IDEALISM OF SIMPLE FOLK It may be owing 20 INTRODUCTION.
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... secure information which shall enable us to make decided improvements in this direction . The question of immigration is emphatically one of a per- manent character . There can be no finality in our legislation , which must , in the ...
... secure information which shall enable us to make decided improvements in this direction . The question of immigration is emphatically one of a per- manent character . There can be no finality in our legislation , which must , in the ...
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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...