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Title: The Alien Invasion
Note: Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Alien Invasion" by W. H. Wilkins is a social commentary written in the late 19th century. This work is part of a series discussing contemporary social, economic, and industrial issues, focusing specifically on the immigration of destitute aliens into the United Kingdom. The book likely explores the challenges and consequences associated with unchecked immigration, particularly highlighting the influx of impoverished Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. The opening of "The Alien Invasion" introduces the prevalent public concern over the significant number of destitute aliens arriving in England, drawing connections to international events, such as anti-Jewish edicts in Russia and changes in U.S. immigration laws. Wilkins outlines the social and economic implications of this immigration trend, suggesting that it has exacerbated existing issues of poverty and overcrowding in major urban areas. He emphasizes the need for a careful examination of the situation, calling for legislative measures to address the negative impacts on both the immigrants themselves and the native population of the host country. The author presents these issues in an impartial tone, urging the necessity for rational discourse and investigation rather than inflammatory rhetoric. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wilkins, W. H. (William Henry), 1860-1905
Author of introduction, etc.: Billing, Robert, 1834-1898
Editor: Gibbins, Henry de Beltgens, 1865-1907
EBook No.: 47043
Published: Oct 4, 2014
Downloads: 134
Language: English
Subject: Noncitizens -- Great Britain
Subject: Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration
LoCC: Political science: Colonies and colonization, International migration
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Alien Invasion
Note: Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by deaurider, Elisa and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Alien Invasion" by W. H. Wilkins is a social commentary written in the late 19th century. This work is part of a series discussing contemporary social, economic, and industrial issues, focusing specifically on the immigration of destitute aliens into the United Kingdom. The book likely explores the challenges and consequences associated with unchecked immigration, particularly highlighting the influx of impoverished Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. The opening of "The Alien Invasion" introduces the prevalent public concern over the significant number of destitute aliens arriving in England, drawing connections to international events, such as anti-Jewish edicts in Russia and changes in U.S. immigration laws. Wilkins outlines the social and economic implications of this immigration trend, suggesting that it has exacerbated existing issues of poverty and overcrowding in major urban areas. He emphasizes the need for a careful examination of the situation, calling for legislative measures to address the negative impacts on both the immigrants themselves and the native population of the host country. The author presents these issues in an impartial tone, urging the necessity for rational discourse and investigation rather than inflammatory rhetoric. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wilkins, W. H. (William Henry), 1860-1905
Author of introduction, etc.: Billing, Robert, 1834-1898
Editor: Gibbins, Henry de Beltgens, 1865-1907
EBook No.: 47043
Published: Oct 4, 2014
Downloads: 134
Language: English
Subject: Noncitizens -- Great Britain
Subject: Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration
LoCC: Political science: Colonies and colonization, International migration
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.