The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is "considering a radical overhaul" of the refugee system in the U.S. that would, in the publication's estimation, "favor white ...

Between 1892 and 1924, more than 12 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) bid farewell to their hometowns in search of ...

Creating and refining the list, 1898-1906 -- Immigration-especially European-through the lens of race -- Struggle over the list: the Jewish challenges and the federal defense, 1898-1910 -- The United ...

Introduction -- The Beginning of the Era of Restriction -- Contributionism in the Prewar Period -- The Quest for Tolerance and Unity -- How Much Did the War Change America? -- The Reemergence of ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

New York City officials have closed the historic Manhattan hotel that sheltered thousands of migrant families arriving with little more than the clothes in their backpacks after long treks from the ...

A wall of scaffolding is surrounding one of the nation’s most treasured national monuments this Fourth of July. The scaffolding surrounding part of Ellis Island is visible from Liberty State Park, a ...