A Jewish Immigrant
A Little Maid of Italy
It might be well if these numbers did startle us more and if we better realized how great is this invading army of strangers, friendly as it may be.
Dislike of Foreigners. Many people do not like the immigrants simply because they are foreigners. This prejudice is as old as the world, and its origin is a most interesting study. Perhaps some high school boy or girl can give a reason for this early dislike.
“The reasons for disliking the foreigner in early times were that no one traveled much and there were no newspapers, consequently neighboring tribes, or nations, did not get to know each other. Nearby tribes were suspicious of each other and were much at war, continually robbing and killing. Every stranger was a possible enemy.”
Yes, that is a good answer. Now, give a reason for present dislike of the immigrant.
“I have a reason,” one boy says. “My father lost his job because an ‘Eyetalian’ offered to work for less.”