President Coolidge signed into law the final in a series of bills that brought an end to the mass wave of immigration from Europe. From his Dec 6, 1923 State of the Union Address;
---"American institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of self-government. New arrivals should be limited to our capacity to absorb them into the ranks of good citizenship. America must be kept American. For this purpose, it is necessary ... more »



