Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 presents the investigations made during the massive immigration wave at the turn of the 20th century. The files cover Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese migration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930; and European immigration. There are also extensive files on the INS’s regulation of prostitution and white slavery and on suppression of radical aliens. This article was published on 2024-08-21