Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Immigration ban? We were there exactly 100 years ago today


In fact, the Immigration Act of 1917 was challenged by businesses in the Southwest that said literacy tests barred much-needed Mexican laborers from entering the country. Trump's executive order banning certain immigrants also risked preventing students from finishing academic programs and doctors from returning to their jobs in American hospitals. It also prevented sick people from receiving life-saving treatment.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/immigration-ban-we-were-there-exactly-100-years-ago-today-12704925.php

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