Modern Immigration: A View of the Situation in Immigrant Receiving CountriesJ.B. Lippincott, 1925 - 393 pages |
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... terms with the world , and may be relied upon to make their own adjustments to strange surroundings . But those who are weak and incom- petent bear down heavily upon the society that receives them ; and it is they who constitute the ...
... terms with the world , and may be relied upon to make their own adjustments to strange surroundings . But those who are weak and incom- petent bear down heavily upon the society that receives them ; and it is they who constitute the ...
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... term of years , but were never able to redeem them . Such an economic experience was poor preparation for functioning in a political democracy ; it was poor preparation for participation in our industrial system . Where one's only ...
... term of years , but were never able to redeem them . Such an economic experience was poor preparation for functioning in a political democracy ; it was poor preparation for participation in our industrial system . Where one's only ...
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... . All of these names with the exception of Russian and Polish mean little to the average American . The term Slav itself does not convey much meaning , except in those regions where Slavic IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES 39.
... . All of these names with the exception of Russian and Polish mean little to the average American . The term Slav itself does not convey much meaning , except in those regions where Slavic IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES 39.
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... Terms of opprobrium like " dago , " " sheeny , " " greaser , " and " hunkie are indicative of the feeling of the native- born toward Italian , Jew , Mexican and Slav . Where com- mercial development is of prime importance , very ...
... Terms of opprobrium like " dago , " " sheeny , " " greaser , " and " hunkie are indicative of the feeling of the native- born toward Italian , Jew , Mexican and Slav . Where com- mercial development is of prime importance , very ...
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... terms , " Protection , understanding , participation , acceptance of rac- ial and national values are fundamental . " It takes time to learn a language and to absorb the ideas of a new land . There is a period of bewilderment even under ...
... terms , " Protection , understanding , participation , acceptance of rac- ial and national values are fundamental . " It takes time to learn a language and to absorb the ideas of a new land . There is a period of bewilderment even under ...
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