Even as advocates welcomed immigrants, many still regarded immigrants as outsiders to be pitied, to be rescued, to be uplifted and to be tolerated, but never fully brought inside as equals in rights and respect.
E anche mentre i sostenitori accoglievano gli immigrati, per molti erano ancora degli "esterni" da compatire, salvare, da aiutare, e da tollerare, ma mai completamente includendoli come uguali in diritti e rispetto.