In 1907, the US government created a commission to look into the causes and consequences of recent immigration to the country. An influx of eastern and southern Europeans had created a rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, with some politicians declaring the new arrivals — many of whom were Catholic or Jewish — a threat to America. (Sound familiar?) The so-called United States Immigration Commission investigated many aspects of immigration, from conditions on ships crossing the Atlantic to the jobs that immigrants found.
1907年,美国政府成立了一个委员会,以调查该国近期移民的前因后果。此前东欧和南欧移民的涌入导致反移民论调升温,一些政治人士宣称新移民(其中很多是天主教徒或犹太人)对美国构成了威胁。(听起来是不是耳熟?)所谓的美国移民委员会(United States Immigration Commission)调查了移民的许多方面,从横渡大西洋的轮船上的条件,到移民找到的工作。