Representative of the anti immigration sentiment (fear of radical anarchists, socialists and terrorists amongst immigrants) leading up to the immigration restrictions of 1924.
Edit: The figure over the Treasury is William Windom who was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time. He is depicted here because he wanted to move the immigration processing site to the island, citing, among other things, "the character of many of the immigrants, who do not readily assimilate with out people, and are not in sympathy with our institutions." Source p. 107
Representative of the anti immigration sentiment (fear of radical anarchists, socialists and terrorists amongst immigrants) leading up to the immigration restrictions of 1924.
Edit: The figure over the Treasury is [William Windom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Windom) who was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time. He is depicted here because he wanted to move the immigration processing site to the island, citing, among other things, "the character of many of the immigrants, who do not readily assimilate with out people, and are not in sympathy with our institutions." [Source p. 107](http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/51/v51i03p099-109.pdf)
Representative of the anti immigration sentiment (fear of radical anarchists, socialists and terrorists amongst immigrants) leading up to the immigration restrictions of 1924.
Edit: The figure over the Treasury is William Windom who was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time. He is depicted here because he wanted to move the immigration processing site to the island, citing, among other things, "the character of many of the immigrants, who do not readily assimilate with out people, and are not in sympathy with our institutions." Source p. 107