tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post8943700474961402428..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: February 5, 2020: Immigration Laws: The Immigration Act of 1917AmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-20794464018629292452020-02-07T13:17:08.421-08:002020-02-07T13:17:08.421-08:00Thanks for sharing those histories and resources, ...Thanks for sharing those histories and resources, Bill! Wilson was definitely complicated, as I tried to highlight in a couple different posts over the years:<br /><br />https://americanstudier.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-24-2013-second-terms-woodrow.html<br /><br />https://americanstudier.blogspot.com/2015/10/october-19-2015-un-histories-league-of.html<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Ben<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401160435972748006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-34003092980898993822020-02-07T12:51:36.435-08:002020-02-07T12:51:36.435-08:00Back in my college days (59-63) Woodrow Wilson'...Back in my college days (59-63) Woodrow Wilson's reputation was quite high. Since then it has suffered, partly justified (segregating the federal bureaucracy) and partly the victim of memes (re Birth of a Nation). With that background I was interested to see the 1917 Act was passed over his veto. (Apparently he'd vetoed it in the previous Congress as well.) While he didn't specifically object to the Asian exclusion, to my mind he was eloquent in his defense of an open door policy. Or maybe I'm just impressed by his thought in comparison to those of the current occupant of the White House. https://www.bunkhistory.org/resources/180<br /><br />Also interesting: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/01/28/100135429.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com