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Science at the Borders
Communicable Disease Control
Medical examinations
Labor policy
Immigrants, united states
United states, emigration and immigration
Health Policy
Public Health
Immigrants
Employment
Emigration and immigration
United States
History
In 1891, officers of the United States Public Health Service began examining immigrants at the nation's borders for "loathsome and dangerous contagious diseases." First introduced as a means to screen out those who posed a threat to public health, the examinations were soon described by officials as…
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