Testimony Taken by the Select Committee of the House to Inquire Into the Alleged Violation of the Laws Prohibiting the Importation of Contract Laborer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781174682704)

This volume presents the testimony taken by the Select Committee of the House investigating alleged violations of laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers. Compiled during the 50th Congress, 1st Session (1887-88), this record provides valuable insights into the legislative concerns and societal attitudes towards immigration and labor practices in the late 19th-century United States. The testimonies detail the enforcement, or lack thereof, surrounding laws designed to protect American workers from unfair competition caused by imported contract labor. Researchers and historians will find this document a primary source for understanding the complexities of immigration policy, labor economics, and the role of Congress in addressing pressing social and economic issues of the time.

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