Modern Immigration: A View of the Situation in Immigrant Receiving CountriesJ.B. Lippincott, 1925 - 393 pages |
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... REPEALED BY ACT OF 1917 APPENDIX D ...... 313 U.S. IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924 APPENDIX E ........ 342 NATURALIZATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION MODERN IMMIGRATION INTRODUCTION THE FIELD OF ENQUIRY SINCE many xii CONTENTS.
... REPEALED BY ACT OF 1917 APPENDIX D ...... 313 U.S. IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924 APPENDIX E ........ 342 NATURALIZATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION MODERN IMMIGRATION INTRODUCTION THE FIELD OF ENQUIRY SINCE many xii CONTENTS.
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... NATURALIZATION BILLS Aside from the Alien Bill , the earliest laws enacted in regard to foreigners were the Naturalization Bills . The law of 1790 provided that citizenship could be acquired after a residence in the country of two years ...
... NATURALIZATION BILLS Aside from the Alien Bill , the earliest laws enacted in regard to foreigners were the Naturalization Bills . The law of 1790 provided that citizenship could be acquired after a residence in the country of two years ...
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... naturalization laws and the appoint- ment to office of only the native - born . Although the Nativist movement did not achieve its ends , it served to show the existence of national antagonisms even before the volume of immigration was ...
... naturalization laws and the appoint- ment to office of only the native - born . Although the Nativist movement did not achieve its ends , it served to show the existence of national antagonisms even before the volume of immigration was ...
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... naturalization , and ( 4 ) all paupers and persons convicted of crime to be excluded from the country . On account of a minority in Congress little in the way of effective legislation came from the programme of this party . Before new ...
... naturalization , and ( 4 ) all paupers and persons convicted of crime to be excluded from the country . On account of a minority in Congress little in the way of effective legislation came from the programme of this party . Before new ...
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... Naturalization , " and it was equipped to administer the new law of 1907 whose chief provisions were : ( 1 ) A head tax of $ 4.00 . By previous enactments this tax had mounted from the original fifty cents to $ 2.00 . ( 2 ) Further ...
... Naturalization , " and it was equipped to administer the new law of 1907 whose chief provisions were : ( 1 ) A head tax of $ 4.00 . By previous enactments this tax had mounted from the original fifty cents to $ 2.00 . ( 2 ) Further ...
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Page 343 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 306 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any...
Page 278 - States or of all forms of law, or (2) the duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers (either of specific individuals or of officers generally) of the Government of the United States...
Page 345 - ... that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before, a citizen or subject," which proceedings must be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 307 - The purpose of the Department of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 234 - ... persons who are members of or affiliated with any organllation entertaining and teaching disbelief in or opposition to organized government, or who advocate or teach the duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, either of specific individuals or of officers generally, of the government of the United...
Page 364 - ... if he has children, the name, date, and place of birth and place of residence of each...
Page 258 - ... no vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine, and in the event such fine is imposed, while it remains unpaid, nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine and costs, such sum to be named by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Page 300 - States citizenship who served in the military or naval forces of the United States at any time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, both dates inclusive, and have been separated from such forces under honorable conditions.
Page 381 - Any American citizen shall be deemed to have expatriated himself when he has been naturalized in any foreign state In conformity with its laws, or when he has taken an oath of allegiance to any foreign state.