American Democracy and Asiatic CitizenshipScribner, 1918 - 257 pages |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admitted aliens already American citizens American-born American-born Chinese annual anti-Chinese Asia Asiatic become born Bureau of Immigration California Caucasian census census of 1910 cent chapter China Chinese immigration Christian citizenship classes classified Congress Continental United courts dealing decades democracy departures economic emigrants English English language enter facts favored nation females figures free white person Geary Act gentlemen's agreement give given granted Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian-born Japanese Honolulu humiliating ideals illiterates immi important Japa Japan Japanese children Japanese immigration Japanese in America Japanese in Hawaii Japanese labor Japanese population Kauai land large numbers legislation loyalty males married matter ment missionaries nation native nese non-emigrants non-immigrants non-laborers number of Japanese Pacific coast period permanently political Portuguese present principles problem proposed qualify question race regard relations reports residence restriction Russia secure situation statistics tion total number treatment treaty West North Central wives women
Popular passages
Page 33 - Article V.—The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and immigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 129 - But there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, Though they come from the ends of the Earth.
Page 252 - respecting the rights of aliens. For example, the treaty of 1871 with Italy contains the following reciprocal pledges: "The citizens of each of the high contracting parties shall receive in the states and territories of the other the most constant protection and security for their persons and property, and shall enjoy in this respect the same rights and privileges as are or
Page 75 - the citizens or subjects of each of the two high contracting parties shall have full liberty to enter, travel, or reside in any part of the territories of the other contracting party, and shall enjoy full and perfect protection for their persons and property.
Page 33 - of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents. The high contracting parties therefore join in reprobating any other than an entirely voluntary immigration for these purposes.
Page 123 - Oh, East is East and West is West, And never the twain shall meet, Till earth and sky stand presently At God's great judgment seat.
Page 47 - jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." On November 1, 1915, Justice Hughes, in a judgment dealing with the law passed by the State of Arizona restricting the privileges of aliens in regard to employment in order to give superior privileges to citizens, pronounced the law unconstitutional. He said that "equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.
Page 55 - Any alien being a free white person who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof.
Page 75 - either permanently or temporarily residing in the United States shall have, for the protection of their persons and property, all the rights that are given by the laws of the United States to citizens of the most favored nation, excepting the right to become naturalized citizens.
Page 61 - and has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution, and well disposed to the good order