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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New York :
Harper Perennial, Modern Classics,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First Updated Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition. |
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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.
