I am of opinion it is not safe to allow things to remain as they are without thorough investigation. On the part of the immigrants there is a widespread feeling that they are the victims of unjust aspersions; on the part of the native population there is a disquieting feeling that the authorities are indifferent to their interests, and careless of their sufferings. The antipathy of race to race is consequently and injuriously fomented. It is not to the good of the whole community that this state of things should be allowed to continue. If this book shall help to throw light upon the matters in dispute, and influence public opinion to move the authorities to investigation, and, if the evils said to follow upon unrestricted immigration are found to exist, to endeavour to remove them by legislation--it will not have been written in vain. R. C. BEDFORD. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. THE GENERAL ASPECT 1 II. INCREASE AND EXTENT 17 III. JEWISH IMMIGRATION 35 IV. ITALIAN IMMIGRATION 54 V. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS 68 VI. WOMAN'S BITTER CRY 85 VII. THE SANITARY DANGER 95 VIII. THE SOCIAL EVIL 104 IX. LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 115 X. THE EXAMPLE OF THE UNITED STATES 127 XI. THE COLONIAL ASPECT 136 XII. THE REMEDIES 147 * * * * * APPENDIX A. SOME OBSOLETE ALIEN ACTS 157 " B. THE ALIEN ACT OF WILLIAM IV. 161 " C. ITALIAN LAW AS TO VAGRANTS 167 " D. THE DANISH ALIEN LAW 169 " E. SUMMARY OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES 176 " F. SOME COLONIAL IMMIGRANT ACTS 179 " G. LIST OF TRADES UNIONS WHICH HAVE CONDEMNED PAUPER IMMIGRATION 186 INDEX 189 THE ALIEN INVASION. CHAPTER I. THE GENERAL ASPECT.