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"The Inevitable Result to the American Workingman of Unrestricted Immigration"

This cartoon, published in the weekly humor magazine Judge around 1890, presents a vision of what large numbers of poor immigrants, willing to work for low wages, might do to American workers and their families. 

Source | F. Victor Gillam, "The Inevitable Result to the American Workingman of Unrestricted Immigration," chromolithograph, Judge, c. 1890.
Creator | F. Victor Gillam
Item Type | Cartoon
Cite This document | F. Victor Gillam, “"The Inevitable Result to the American Workingman of Unrestricted Immigration",” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/648.

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