The Immigration Restriction Debate, 1917–1929: Church and State in Conflict.

CATHOLIC Church; EMIGRATION & immigration; IMMIGRANTS; COUNTRY of origin (Immigrants); XENOPHOBIA; CHURCH & state; POVERTY

The article focuses on the role of American Catholic Church in immigration attempting to assist immigrants, both at the point of origin and upon arrival, combating xenophobic attitudes based primarily on anti-Catholicism. It mentions role of church and state with religious element of the Progressive era was the Social Gospel movement. It also mentions historical realities as slavery and the contemporary problems of poverty and racism as sins.