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Migration and Social Welfare
An approach to the problem of the non-settled person in the community
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130 pages
About This Book
Migration and Social Welfare, published in 1940, identifies the more pressing problems faced by migrants in the United States, including the sources and causes of migration and the social effects of inadequate welfare provision. It was written on special commission from the Social Work Year Book Department. Topics include employment, housing, health, and education of migrants. It proposes a national immigration policy and includes a bibliography on interstate migration.
Philip E. Ryan was executive secretary of the Council on Interstate Migration.