Existing comment:
Communities Protest:
A Chinese Community Objects:
In 1910 the US Immigrant Service opened a new facility for processing immigrants arriving in San Fransisco. The Chinese community objected that Angel Island's location made it difficult to visit relatives and that inspectors were "exceedingly harsh" towards Chinese. This handbill asserted the "We must with one accord protest for the equal rights which were enjoyed by us."
German Americans Oppose Restrictive Laws:
In this 1890 petition, the North American Turner-Bund, a German-American society, protested "any and all the measures" that would change current immigration laws. They feared that new laws would limit immigration from their homeland. Despite the petition, the new year, Congress passed legislation that established the Immigration Service and expanded the list of who could be refused entrance. |