debating immigration restriction: the ellis island era by: mary johnson & debbie mcdonald
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Debating Immigration Restriction:The Ellis Island Era
By: Mary Johnson & Debbie McDonald
Who is he?
Where is he from?
Where might he be going?
What are his motivations for coming to the U.S.A.?
Questions to Ponder
Isaac Aaronovitch Hourwich, "Graph of Immigration and Business Conditions, 1880-1910," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1861, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1861 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Allan McLaughlin, "A Doctor Decries the Public Health Danger of Immigrants (with text supports)," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1867, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1867 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Immigration Restriction League, "A Boston Union Urges Immigration Restriction (with text supports)," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1868, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1868 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Robert H. Clancy, "A Congressman Denounces Immigration Quotas as "Un-American" (short version, with text supports)," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1865, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1865 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Central Trade and Labor Union of St. Louis, "A St. Louis Union Opposes Immigration Restriction (with text supports)," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1872, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1872 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Wall Street Journal, "The Wall Street Journal Argues for Immigration "Distribution, Not Prevention" (Short Version, with text supports)," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1874, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1874 (accessed February 27, 2012).
Source | American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, 2011.
Creator | American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning
Rights | Copyright American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Item Type | Teaching Activity
Cite This document | American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning , "Debating Immigration Restriction: The Ellis Island Era," in HERB by ASHP, Item #1862, http://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1862 (accessed February 27, 2012).
