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Harvard Univ. Library: The Tide of Immigration: The Alien Contract Labor Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from a 1916 book by Frank Julian Warne, titled The Tide of Immigration, outlines how the so-called native workers' jobs should be protected from the influx of immigrants. Read about the law that made it illegal for...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Alien Contract Labor Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and facts about the 1885 Alien Contract Labor Law that prohibited any company or individual from bringing unskilled foreigners (aliens) into the United States under contract to work for them.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Us Immigration Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a timeline, facts, and information about the history of US Immigration Laws with a description of the dates and the purpose of each of the US Immigration laws.
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Open Collections Program: Immigration to the United States, 1789 1930: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad look at immigration policy, its changes, and the numbers of immigrants arriving in the United States from its beginnings until 1940. Included are hyperlinks to primary sources related to the topic in the Harvard University Library.