A nation of nations -- Why they came -- Waves of immigration -- the pre-revolutionary forces -- Waves of immigration -- the post-revolutionary forces -- The immigrant contribution -- Immigration policy -- Where we stand -- Appendix A: The United States of America -- a nation of immigrants -- Appendix B: Chronology of immigration -- Appendix C: Suggested reading -- Appendix D: Text of President John F. Kennedy's Proposals to liberalize immigration statutes (July 23, 1963) -- Appendix E: Selected comments on President Kennedy's message
Summary
Tells the story of the struggles of successive waves of immigrants who came to America and includes the President's plea for a complete revision of our immigration law
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-101)
