A nation of immigrants

Throughout 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 freedom to build better lives for themselves in their adopted homeland. This 60...

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Main Author: Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963 (Author)
Other Authors: Greenblatt, Jonathan (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, Modern Classics, [2018]
Edition: First Updated Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.
Series: Harper Perennial modern classics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1
  • A nation of Nations
  • 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Why They Came
  • 4
  • Chapter 3
  • Waves of Immigration-The Pre-Revolutionary Forces
  • 10
  • Chapter 4
  • Waves of Immigration-The Post-Revolutionary Forces
  • 17
  • Chapter 5
  • The Immigrant Contribution
  • 64
  • Chapter 6
  • Immigration Policy
  • 69
  • Chapter 7
  • Where We Stand
  • 77
  • Appendix
  • A The United States of America-A Nation of Immigrants
  • 84
  • Appendix B
  • Chronology of immigration
  • 88
  • Appendix B-1
  • Major immigration policy developments since 1963
  • 95
  • Appendix D
  • Text of President John F. Kennedy's Proposals to Liberalize Immigration Statutes (July 23, 1963)
  • 108
  • Appendix E
  • Selected Comments on President Kennedy's Message
  • 114.