TITLE

Before We Weaken the Immigration Laws, Let's Study the Facts

PUB. DATE
October 1959
SOURCE
Saturday Evening Post;10/10/1959, Vol. 232 Issue 15, p12
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Editorial
ABSTRACT
Deals with the question of how many immigrants the United States can properly receive and thoroughly assimilate. Realization that the restrictions in the immigration laws constitute the first line of defense in keeping out of the country subversive, criminal, and other utterly unfit elements; Impact of thousands of aliens seeking to enter the country illegally; Statistics related to aliens involved in subversive or criminal activities; Information on the study examining the impact of immigration on American life.
ACCESSION #
17841265

Tags: EMIGRATION & immigration law -- United States;  IMMIGRANTS;  ASSIMILATION (Sociology);  SUBVERSIVE activities;  NONRESIDENTS

 

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