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Texas Immigration: Migration To The United States
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Introduction
“Remember, remember always , that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt. Immigration is a major step in the process that all nations and states must undergo. Texas had many immigrant groups located in small pockets. These immigrants ranged from Germans to Anglo Americans. Immigrants who moved to Texas from foreign nations seeked for cheap land, freedom, wealth and a better lifestyle.
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Texas, a growing state, attracted many immigrants of different ethnic groups. All of them sought after the common factors that would have tempted anyone at that time. Also, many did not have much of a choice. Texas seemed like the ideal location

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