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... less adapted to heavy labor . 3. They are more subject to infection and disease . B. They are illiterate . C. They are unskilled . D. They have a lower standard of living and a lower grade of morality . II . The new immigrants cannot be ...
... less adapted to heavy labor . 3. They are more subject to infection and disease . B. They are illiterate . C. They are unskilled . D. They have a lower standard of living and a lower grade of morality . II . The new immigrants cannot be ...
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... less fixed and stable force than the old , tends to equalize labor conditions . a . News now travels fast and they come to America only in years of promising condi- tions . b . They return in large numbers in years when 16 BRIEF.
... less fixed and stable force than the old , tends to equalize labor conditions . a . News now travels fast and they come to America only in years of promising condi- tions . b . They return in large numbers in years when 16 BRIEF.
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... less illiteracy among the children of foreign - born parentage in our country than among those of American parentage . B. It would not prove successful in operation . I. 2 . It would be superficial and the clever rogue could easily ...
... less illiteracy among the children of foreign - born parentage in our country than among those of American parentage . B. It would not prove successful in operation . I. 2 . It would be superficial and the clever rogue could easily ...
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... less than 3 per cent of the old immigration class . Immigration prior to 1882 was practically unregulated , and consequently many were_not self - supporting , so that the care of alien paupers in several states was a serious problem ...
... less than 3 per cent of the old immigration class . Immigration prior to 1882 was practically unregulated , and consequently many were_not self - supporting , so that the care of alien paupers in several states was a serious problem ...
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... less than is indicated by the daily wage rates paid ; and while it may not have lowered in a marked degree the American standard of living , it has introduced a lower standard which has become prevalent in the unskilled industry at ...
... less than is indicated by the daily wage rates paid ; and while it may not have lowered in a marked degree the American standard of living , it has introduced a lower standard which has become prevalent in the unskilled industry at ...
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Popular passages
Page 307 - Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!
Page 268 - 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, the Government of China agrees that the Government of the United States may regulate, limit, or suspend such coming or residence, but may not absolutely prohibit it.
Page 225 - An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States...
Page 269 - The subjects or citizens of each of the high contracting parties shall have liberty to enter, travel, and reside in the territories of the other...
Page 269 - That whenever the President shall be satisfied that passports issued by any foreign Government to its citizens or subjects to go to any country other than the United States, or to any insular possession of the United States...
Page 134 - God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting, Then had sifted the wheat, as the living seed of a nation...
Page 270 - All aliens other than those mentioned in Section 1 of this act may acquire, possess, enjoy, and transfer real property, or any interest therein, in this state, in the manner and to the extent and for the purposes prescribed by any treaty now existing between the government of the United States and the nation or country of which such alien is a citizen or subject, and not otherwise...
Page 43 - And provided further, That skilled labor may be imported, if labor of like kind unemployed cannot be found in this country : And provided further, That the provisions of this law applicable to contract labor shall not be held to exclude professional actors, artists, lecturers, singers, ministers of any religious denomination, professors for colleges or seminaries, persons belonging to any...
Page 226 - The literacy test and the tests and restrictions which accompany it constitute an even more radical change in the policy of the nation. Hitherto we have generously kept our doors open to all who were not unfitted by reason of disease or incapacity for self-support or such personal records and antecedents as were likely to make them a menace to our peace and order or to the wholesome and essential relationships of life. In this bill it is proposed to turn away from tests...
Page 269 - This understanding contemplates that the Japanese Government shall issue passports to continental United States only to such of its subjects as are non-laborers, or are laborers who, in coming to the continent, seek to resume a formerly acquired domicile, to join a parent, wife, or children residing there, to assume the active control of an already possessed interest in a farming enterprise in this country...