"Immigration: A World Movement and Its American Significance" by Henry Pratt Fairchild is a detailed look at the big picture of immigration in the early 1900s. The book explains why people move from one country to another and how it changes everyone involved. It starts by explaining that immigration is different from things like invasions and shows how it's a reaction to things like money problems, government issues, and personal beliefs. It argues that people move to find better lives, and this movement changes both the people who move and the countries they go to.
Immigration : $b A world movement and its American significance
By Henry Pratt Fairchild
Discover how the mass movement of people across borders dramatically transforms both their lives and the nations welcoming them.
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About the AuthorHenry Pratt Fairchild was an American sociologist who was Professor of Sociology at New York University and actively involved in many of the controversial issues of his time. He wrote about race relations, abortion and contraception, and immigration. He was involved with the founding of Planned Parenthood and served as President to the American Eugenics Society (1929-1931).
Henry Pratt Fairchild was an American sociologist who was Professor of Sociology at New York University and actively involved in many of the controversial issues of his time. He wrote about race relations, abortion and contraception, and immigration. He was involved with the founding of Planned Parenthood and served as President to the American Eugenics Society (1929-1931).
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