"Problems of Immigration"
Journal article
By: Frank P. Sargent
Date: 1904
Source: Sargent, Frank P. "Problems of Immigration." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1904, 153–158.
About the Author: Frank Pierce Sargent (1854–1908) served in the U.S. Cavalry and participated in the campaign to capture the Apache chieftain, Geronimo. He later gained prominence working for the American Federal of Labor and was twice appointed to positions in the administration of President William McKinley (served 1897–1901). President Theodore Roosevelt (served 1901–1909) later named him commissioner general of immigration. As commissioner, he attempted to represent the interests of laborers, who generally opposed unrestricted immigration.
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