I recall older folks telling of the Germans who came to my town in 1849. They came and contributed largely to the modern silversmith industry that has given so much employment to the people of our country. I know within my own recollection a Portuguese immigrant who came here as a bobbin boy in a textile mill and worked his way up to organize and head the great American Woolen Co. These are but a few incidents from one little section of how immigrants have contributed mightily in building the industrial strength of our country. Every other section of our country can recite the same story. You generally can recall their contributions to the civic and industrial life of your section. But. you say. these refugees are different. Of course they are. and so are conditions different now here in America. Yet it is a fact they come as their countrymen came to find here a haven where they can. through work and energy. build a better life for themselves and their children.
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