CHAPTER XXXIV

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LEGISLATION ABOUT IMMIGRATION. SUNDAY LAWS AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT.

Jewish interest in immigration――The first legislation on the subject――The Nativists or “Know Nothings”――A Congressional investigation in 1838――President Taylor’s invitation to foreigners to come and settle here――A law to encourage immigration passed on Lincoln’s recommendation in 1864――The General Immigration Law of 1882――The “Ford Committee”――Permanent Immigration Committees in Congress――Continued agitation and legislation on the subject――A bill containing the requirement of an educational test is vetoed by President Grover Cleveland in 1897――The last Immigration Law of 1907――The Immigration Commission of 1907 and its report in 1910――Sunday Laws and their significance for the Orthodox Jew――Laws of various States and Territories――Their effect on movements for municipal reform――Status of the problems.

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