# Immigration

Reviews the history of immigration to the United States up to the restrictive law passed in 1924. A dramatized scene in a European steamship office is used to show the economic, political and religious motives for immigration. Contains scenes of Ellis Island and New York City in the early 20th century.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1946
- Runtime: 10 min
- By: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.
- Genres: History, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/Immigrat1946)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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