Abraham Lincoln's Oft-Overlooked Campaign to Promote Immigration to the U.S.

Abraham Lincoln’s third annual message to Congress spurred prompt and consequential action on what became the first piece of proactive federal legislation to encourage, rather than discourage, immigration to the U.S. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photo via Wikimedia Commons under public domain Even under ideal circumstances, it would have been difficult for President Abraham Lincoln to surpass his recent address…