A Study of International Institute of Bridgeport, 1918-1954
Abstract
Background of the Study. The assimilation and adjustment of the immigrant is one of our oldest national problems and one that is in many ways uniquely American. The history of the United States could be written largely around immigration and the immigrant. The former has hastened the growth of our population and caused the great industrial expansion and the tremendous increase in our national wealth. The immigrant has influenced the national character and affected the political and social conditions.Until the last quarter of the nineteenth century the United States encouraged free immigration. In 1882 the first inclusive immigration law was passed by the federal government, thus beginning a new era of restrictive and selective immigration.
Subject Area
American studies|Public administration|Social work
Recommended Citation
Carroll, Alice Elizabeth, "A Study of International Institute of Bridgeport, 1918-1954" (1955). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097073.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097073
