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Immigration and Americanization, 1880-1930

An excerpt from an 1892 text discussing the critique of Chinese and Irish immigration.

An excerpt from an 1892 text discussing the critique of Chinese and Irish immigration.

Citation Information: Sampson, Zabdiel Sidney, excerpt from “The immigration problem,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/5b12acc3f80ef78c0ebb36f5e84ceba4.

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An excerpt from an 1892 text discussing the critique of Chinese and Irish immigration.

An excerpt from a 1925 text describing the medical examination of potential immigrants by officials.

An excerpt from a summary of the era’s arguments for and against immigration policy reform, designed for debate teams, 1920.

An excerpt from a 1919 pamphlet from the National Conference of Social Work in defense of immigration.

An excerpt from a patriotic speech delivered by a German immigrant in 1917.

An excerpt from a 1917 pamphlet by an immigrant, calling on new arrivals to America to embrace an American identity.

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