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JAMA. 1970;214(11):2047.

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An alien is a foreigner. The first aliens in the Americas arrived from Europe, and in due time became the proprietors of the lands. The inhabitants who preceded them became a dominated people, to this day an alienated group in society.

The development of nations in the New World was rapid and, with the successful revolt of the English Colonies, a form of democracy appeared. During the 19th century larger and larger numbers of aliens came willingly to the United States and, with few exceptions, were welcomed and absorbed into its society.

Tragically and by contrast, during the 18th and 19th centuries there were also unwilling aliens— the natives of Africa imported as slaves. The War Between the States, the 13th Amendment (1865), and the Negro Suffrage Act of 1870 seemingly promised that the melting pot would do for the Africans what it had done for the people from Ireland . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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