Percy Stickney Grant

In the following viewpoint, Percy Stickney Grant states that he does not believe the new wave of immigrants arriving at the turn of the century are detrimental to American society. He argues that fears about the new immigrants “weakening” America’s racial stock are nothing more than irrational prejudice. Furthermore, science supports the idea that mixing races through interracial marriage results in a stronger people. In addition, immigrants quickly adapt to American ideals. Grant also asserts that nurture plays a more important role in developing a person’s character than nature. Grant was an author and a minister of an Episcopal church in New York City. He wrote several works on social issues, including Fair Play and the Workers, Socialism and Christianity, and Religion...