From the Bookshelves: John F. Kennedy, A Nation of Immigrants (60th Anniversary)

President John F. Kennedy’s “A Nation of Immigrants” celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The book was published in 1958, when Kennedy was a Senator.

Here is an abstract of the book:

Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America is a nation of people who value both tradition and the exploration of new frontiers, people who deserve the freedom to build better lives for themselves in their adopted homeland. This modern edition of his posthumously published, timeless work—with an introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and a foreword by Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League—offers the late president’s inspiring suggestions for immigration policy and presents a chronology of the main events in the history of immigration in America.

As debates on immigration continue to engulf the nation, this tribute to the importance of immigrants to our nation’s prominence and success is as timely as ever.

KJ