EDWIN EMIL WITTE’S COURSE, ON “THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY,” ECONOMICS 246, 1954–1955

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: Immigration in the colonial period was almost exclusively English plus geographically scattered others. Little immigration until after the War of 1812, still mainly English speaking. After 1840, a heavy influx of German (1850–1880), Irish, later Scandinavian immigrants in large numbers, especially after, but also during, the Civil War, 1860–1865. The heaviest immigration was from 1890 through 1910 up to World War I: Polish, Italian, Slavic, Russian and Romanian Jews, generally East European. Most immigrants were young people. Since World War I immigration has been light, due in part to restrictive policies after 1920, especially after 1927. Only slight immigration during the 1930s but more emigration, resulting in net emigration. Since World War II, considerable immigration but nothing like the period prior to World War I; relatively geographical distributed: refugees, nationals, displaced persons, etc., including the families of servicemen who married abroad.

Citation

Samuels, W.J. (2004), "EDWIN EMIL WITTE’S COURSE, ON “THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY,” ECONOMICS 246, 1954–1955", Samuels, W.J. (Ed.) Wisconsin "Government and Business" and the History of Heterodox Economic Thought (Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Vol. 22), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 33-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0743-4154(03)22046-0