The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Dissertations Spring 5-2010 The Italian Emigration of Modern Times: Relations Between Italy and the United States Concerning Emigration Policy, Diplomacy, and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, 1870-1927 Patrizia Fama Stahle University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations Part of the Cultural History Commons, European History Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Stahle, Patrizia Fama, "The Italian Emigration of Modern Times: Relations Between Italy and the United States Concerning Emigration Policy, Diplomacy, and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, 1870-1927" (2010). Dissertations. 934. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/934 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The University of Southern Mississippi THE ITALIAN EMIGRATION OF MODERN TIMES: RELATIONS BETWEENITALY AND THE UNITED STATES CONCERNING EMIGRATION POLICY,DIPLOMACY, AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT, 1870-1927 by Patrizia Famá Stahle Abstract of a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2010 ABSTRACT THE ITALIAN EMIGRATION OF MODERN TIMES: RELATIONS BETWEEN ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES CONCERNING EMIGRATION POLICY, DIPLOMACY, AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT, 1870-1927 by Patrizia Famà Stahle May 2010 In the late 1800s, the United States was the great destination of Italian emigrants. In North America, employers considered Italians industrious individuals, but held them in low esteem.