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Thanks for being here and there president any we are delighted to have you here for the of book talks and i begin by thanking the Ford Motor Company for their intered partnership in including the book talks series. I personally am pleased to welcome back then bill the third time he has cut back in his many years. I asked because whenever i do that he is seen as a true renaissance man he is from an english did Brown University and also Duke University where he was a fellow and worked as an editor and wrote and edited several books including up passionate seller sailor. He is the author of mayfl...

Coming up next, Albany Law School Professor Emeritus Paul Finkelman delivering a keynote address at a symposium focused on the history of immigration in america. Mr. Finkelman compares the roles of congress, states, and the president in developing immigration policy from the colonial period to modern day. This event is part of a twoday u. S. Capitol Historical Society symposium. Its about an hour and 15 minutes. For the keynote opening this particular symposium, we have professor finkelman. Again, those of you who come on a routine basis, know paul well. Hes been our fearless leader for the pa...

Symposium, we have professor finkelman. Again, those of you who come on well. Ine basis, know paul hes been our fearless leader for the past several years in symposium. Direct the because of that i feel like no introduction is needed. Pauls case its really true. Ill just say that he comes to from the university of is he catch with an to give you a of how far hes come to be with us today. Hes there on a visiting rights. Rship on human a a nationaking on of immigrants. The keynote is an opportunity to a broadere theme in sense. So hes going to be laying the groundwork for everything that were go...

Jewish community. Up to 1924, Ultra Orthodox Jews generally chose not to come to the United States. There were even rabinic rulings in europe discouraging jewish immigration to america. It was very simple. If you come to america, it will be better for your body. It will be worse for your soul. And your grandchildren will be gentiles. And they said dont come to america. And as a result, the ultra communities did not. After world war ii, though, the surviving ultra communities did. In part, they came here because they were either nonzionist or antizionist and didnt want to go to israel. So they ...

Hes been our fearless leader for the past several years and helping to direct the symposium. No introduction is needed. It is really too. I will say that she comes to us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far yes come today. He is under a visiting professorship on human rights on ae will be speaking nation of immigrants. The keynote is and what opportunity to look, to see the theme in a broader sense. You will be laying the groundwork or everything we will be discussing. He will be laying the groundwork for everything will be talking about. We have a special Lunch P...