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Carnegie Advocates Immigration Premium and Free Entry
At a Civic Federation meeting in New York Andrew Carnegie argued that immigration should require minimal barriers and even proposed giving a premium to immigrants who meet key tests of ambition sobriety and frugality. He claimed Americans would gain financially from welcoming such entrants and dismissed blood purity concerns. Felix Adler and Owen Lovejoy discussed child labor reform emphasizing the sacredness of childhood and the need to protect rights, noting widespread abuse in coal breakers and the improper use of sworn parental statements to bypass labor laws.
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New York
Dec. S
Civic Federation
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Carnegie
America
Felix Adler
Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Columbia University
Owen Lovejoy
Pennsylvania