Postcards to the President Advocating Stricter Immigration Laws

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Description

These postcards were pre-addressed to the President, so that supporters only had to fill in their name and address. The message urges strict immigration laws against the “foreign hordes.” It is part of a file of anti-immigration material from 1911–1921. This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

National Archives Identifier: 16476954

Full Citation: Pre-addressed Postcards to be Mailed to the President Advocating Stricter Immigration Laws; 1/1/1911; 53072/002A; Anti-Immigration Material, 1911 – 1921; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 – 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/postcards-president-advocating-stricter-immigration-laws/, April 1, 2026]

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