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title: ""Migration was generally speaking, unhindered and each emigrant could…"
date: 2016-10-19
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# "Migration was generally speaking, unhindered and each emigrant could…

*October 19, 2016 · Facebook*

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[https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/](https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/){target="_blank"}
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\"Migration was generally speaking, unhindered and each emigrant could decide on the time of his departure, his arrival or his return, to suit his own convenience.\
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But World War I brought harsh restrictions on freedom of movement.\
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In 1914, warring states of France, Germany, and Italy were the first to make passports mandatory, a measure rapidly followed by others, including the neutral states of Spain, Denmark, and Switzerland.\"\
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[https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/](https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/){target="_blank"}
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