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Telegram from W. G. Blalcok to Senator Henry F. Ashurst Regarding Mexican Immigration

  • 5/3/1934

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During the Great Depression, the Immigration and Naturalization Service received many complaints—including this 1934 telegram—that Mexican workers were taking jobs from American workers.

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

National Archives Identifier: 7459459

Full Citation: Telegram from W. G. Blalcok to Senator Henry F. Ashurst Regarding Mexican Immigration; 5/3/1934; Sundry File re Importation of Mexican Labor; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 – 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-mexican-immigration/, February 4, 2026]

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