Opening of the Hinterland


 

Publication Date: June 1914

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Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: Immigration; Social Services; Policy; Political Behavior

Type: Other

Coverage: United States Texas

Abstract:

The author laments the flawed work and attitude of immigration officials and judges in Galveston Texas, where their poor judgment in the application of immigration policy has led to the denial of worthy immigrants and the closure of the Galveston Bureau for the Reception and Placing of Jewish Immigrants.

In Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities 1913-1914, Baltimore, Vol.IV:11, ed. Lee F. Frankel.