the home you have always known is not easy. But coming into a completely new culture and lifestyle is even harder. That is exactly what the Irish immigrants experienced when they came to America. Imagine the only life you knew was farming potatoes and paying your landlord‚ then you decide to go to America for a better life. However‚ once you get there you are ridiculed and scorned for being Irish and don’t have any friends or relatives to help you make a fresh start. It is is in this country that you
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to make an earning‚ the United States seems like a sanctuary to most. Unfortunately‚ the current immigration policy in America denies many immigrants from achieving a secure future. Immigration has always been an integral part of the United States‚ allowing people from all backgrounds to have basic rights you’re often denied in other countries. Although‚ recent events have been put America’s immigration policies in question‚ from denying citizens entry into the states to deporting those who’ve been
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The United States has a broken immigration system. There are concerns about the current border control and undocumented workers along with concerns about the changing demographics that our country undergoes as well as our economic status. It is important to have a strong and reasonable immigration policy for the coming times‚ ensuring the stability of our economy and the standard of living for our people. I suggest that we expand our immigration policy‚ allowing more immigrants into the United States
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University Journey to America Story of the Irish in Antebellum America HS101 - US History to 1877 William J. McMonigle - 3055083 Friday‚ October 28‚ 2005 When many think of the times of immigration‚ they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s’ however‚ they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been
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Chinese Immigration into America Surprisingly‚ Asian Americans have been in America for over 150 years. They are as diverse as the immigrants from Europe‚ ranging from China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ Cambodia‚ Korea‚ Philippines‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ and Laos. (Takaki‚ page 8) When many people think of American Immigrants‚ Asians are on the last of their lists. In The Uprooted‚ Harvard historian‚ Oscar Handlin‚ prize winning book with the subtitle "the Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the
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breathe free [...]” She was the hope of suffering people from all over the world‚ and their first sight upon entering America (Hoffman‚ 73). Immigrants flocked to America‚ tempted by the promise of becoming rich‚ of living the American Dream. Disasters‚ like the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s that saw millions of Irish emigrating‚ were another leading cause of immigration to America. However‚ for immigrants‚ life in the “country of wizards‚” wasn’t all it had cracked up to be (Hoffman‚ 72). They faced
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changed the Americas is the immigration of people from around the world. Immigrants did not just come from one location‚ they came from many countries such as Spain like Alonso Ortiz‚ France like Marie‚ and London like Elizabeth Spriggs‚ all three of who immigrated to the Americas for a reason. Based on the letter Alonso Ortiz wrote to his wife who was living in Spain‚ readers can clearly tell Ortiz immigrated to the Americas for a better life and more opportunities‚ but also to provide a better life
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Immigration has been a topic of discussion in America since the beginning of our nation. Through the years we have seen large influxes in the amount of people coming to our county; as well as a variety of races immigrating in bulk. Although one of the most important aspects of the United States is its ethnic diversity as well as its ethnic acceptance‚ the regulations that we have in place are not working; therefore drastic changes need to be made. There is no problem with naturalization and legal
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Immigration affects many people. At first immigration was slaves coming over to work. At that time‚ it was african american slaves from Europe. Since then‚ many things have changed with the immigration process. In this century‚ immigration occurs almost completely because of war or political issues. It is vital to know why people immigrate‚ how it affects those around them‚ and things the immigrants possess or do not possess. There are multiple reasons that people immigrate. “Throughout history
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had a unique opinion about America in the late 1700s. He believed that every person that lived here shared some things in common‚ “Here [in America] individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men‚ whose labors and posterity will one day cause great change in the world… The American is a new man‚ who acts upon new principles; he must therefore‚ entertain new ideas‚ and form new opinions” (Crevecouer). Throughout the years many changes have occurred in America‚ but since the independence
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