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Teddy Roosevelt: “Where the immigrant parents are able to make their way in the world, their children have no more difficulty than the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Where the immigrant parents are able to make their way in the world, their children have no more difficulty than the children of the native-born in becoming part of American life, in sharing all its privileges and in doing all its duties.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

From an essay on the strenuous life, this passage discusses the successful integration of immigrant children into American society.

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