The Immigration Problem: A Study of American Immigration Conditions and Needs

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Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1922 - 655 páginas
 

Contenido

Attitude of European Governments Toward Emigra
15
AFFECT AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS PAGE
24
Results of Traffic
66
Italians in Agriculture
83
The Returns of the Thirteenth Census
86
The Unsoundness of Immigrant Banks
115
Fraternal and Other Organizations
121
VIIILIVING CONDITIONS AND CONGESTION
127
Industrial Cities and Towns
140
IXTHE STATUS OF IMMIGRANTS IN INDUSTRIES
147
Occupations of Immigrants 153
153
Annual Earnings According to Race Age and Sex
165
XTHE FLOATING IMMIGRANT LABOR SUPPLY
175
Period of Residence of Immigrant Workmen in
181
The Commissary in Southern Camps
188
XITHE IMMIGRANT AS A DYNAMIC FACTOR
194
Illiteracy
195
Industrial Depressions
210
XIIEUROPEAN AND MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
214
Changes Since 1900
220
Mexicans
226
XIIIORIENTAL IMMIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC
229
The ChineseContinued
229
Present Occupations of Chinese
235
The Japanese
237
Japanese Workmen
241
XIVIMMIGRATION POLICIES OF OTHER
261
The Essentials of Canadas Immigration Policy
273
XVTHE RACE PROBLEM IN THE PACIFIC
292
Qualities Needed for Assimilation
299
XVIAGENCIES OF PROTECTION DISTRIBUTION
305
Cooperation of the Government
310
Work of Native Churches and Religious Organiza
318
Bureau of Information of the Federal Government
325
XVIIASSIMILATION AND PROGRESS 1 Progress of Assimilation Slow Benefits from Ideas of Immigrants
330
Desirable to Exclude Those Who Can Not Be Assimilated
331
Changes in Bodily Form Shape of Skull
332
Results of Investigations
333
Industrial Progress and Efficiency
335
Naturalization and Interest in Public Affairs
335
Citizenship and the 1920 Census 6 Investments
335
Immigrant Property Holdings Ownership of Homes
342
School Attendance and Progress
348
Ability to Speak English
360
Summary Conclusions
363
XIXREMEDIES
403
XXTHE IMMIGRATION LAW OF 1917
423
Exclusion of Asiatics
432
Overcoming a Supreme Court Decision
438
Administrative Fines
444
Preference in the Law
450
A Selective Measure
451

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Página 378 - It shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court admitting any alien to citizenship that immediately preceding the date of his application he has resided continuously within the United States five years at least, and within the State or Territory where such court is at the time held one year at least...
Página 395 - ... shall have resided for two years in the foreign state from which he came, or for five years in any other foreign state it shall be presumed that he has ceased to be an American citizen, and the place of his general abode shall be deemed his place of residence during said years: Provided, however, That such presumption may be overcome on the presentation of satisfactory evidence to a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, under such rules and regulations as the Department of State...
Página 363 - ... any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come...
Página 345 - ... 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...
Página 383 - SS: , being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceeding; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Página 367 - ... 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...
Página 284 - 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.
Página 359 - Said inspectors shall have power to administer oaths and to take and consider evidence touching the right of any alien to enter, reenter, pass through, or reside in the United States...
Página 9 - ... in addition, a sum equal to that paid by such alien for his transportation from the initial point of departure, indicated in his ticket, to the port of arrival for each and every violation of the provisions of this section, such latter sum to be delivered by the collector of customs to the alien on whose account assessed.
Página 373 - Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter the mode of appointing commissioners of immigration at the several ports of the United States as provided by the sundry civil appropriation Act approved August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, or the official status of such commissioners heretofore appointed.

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