A Nation of Immigrants
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Susan F. MartinThe Central Pacific's chief of construction, Charles Crocker, reported to a joint congressional committee in 1877 that he had been unable to recruit more than 800 white workers, an inadequate number for the job.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Susan F. MartinCongress passed such a requirement again in 1915, only to see the bill vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson. Unable to override the veto, Congress took up the provision next in 1917. Wilson vetoed it once more.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Susan F. MartinThis book traces the evolution of these three models of immigration as they explain the historical roots of current policy debates and options.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John F. KennedyThis significant contribution to the debate on immigration reform was President John F. Kennedy’s final book and is as timely now as it was when it was first published—now reissued for its 60th anniversary, with a new introduction and ...
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John Fitzgerald KennedyTells the story of the struggles of successive waves of immigrants who came to America and includes the President's plea for a complete revision of our immigration law. The late...
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John F. Kennedy“In this book, President Kennedy tells us what immigrants have done for America, and what America has done for its immigrants. It is one of the dramatic success stories of world history.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Lorijo MetzReaders will encounter the waves of immigrants who made this land their home. Along with those who came seeking freedom and opportunity, the book also addresses the many slaves from Africa who became unwilling immigrants.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John KennedyThroughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America is a nation of people who value both tradition and the exploration of new frontiers, deserving the freedo.
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A Nation of Immigrants: Sojourners in Biblical Israel’s Tradition and Law
By Richard H. HiersThese biblical texts challenge us all to recognize overt and latent bigotry not only in others and in our history, but also in ourselves.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John F. KennedyComplete with updated resources on current policy, this new edition of A Nation of Immigrants emphasizes the importance of the collective thought and contributions to the prominence and success of the country.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Lorijo MetzReaders will encounter the waves of immigrants who made this land their home. Along with those who came seeking freedom and opportunity, the book also addresses the many slaves from Africa who became unwilling immigrants.
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A Nation of Immigrants: Women, Workers, and Communities in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s
By Franca Iacovetta, Robert Ventresca, Paula DraperThis collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Susan F. MartinThis book traces the evolution of these three competing models of immigration as they explain the historical roots of current policy debates and options.
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A Nation of Immigrants: Readings in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s
By Franca Iacovetta, Robert Ventresca, Paula DraperThis collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By Susan Martin"The United States is in the midst of its fourth major period of immigration.
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John F. KennedyThis modern edition of his posthumously published, timeless work—with a new introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and a foreword by Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League—offers the late president's ...
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A Nation of Immigrants
By John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Robert F. KennedyThis is John F. Kennedy's classic essay on the immigrant experience in America--reissued to coincide with the reopening of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Immigration reform was a lifelong concern of President Kennedy.