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Inventing the Immigration Problem: The Dillingham Commission and Its Legacy
By Benton-Cohen, Katherine
- ISBN
- 9780674976443
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ.
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Starred Review on April 1, 2018 | Social Sciences
In 1907, Congress authorized the largest study of immigrants in American history. Though many may not know of the Dillingham Commission, Benton-Cohen (history, Georgetown Univ.) ably examines the bipartisan special committee and its abstract purpose. Named after its chairman William P. Dillingham, a Republican Senator from Vermont, the committee was tasked with finding answers to modern social issues, especially relating to the federal government's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
