Immigration1
An immigrant is commonly defined as a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another(The American..). Over the years Americans have looked with suspicion on the arrival of immigrants. Many permenant citizens feel that they take from the country rather than offer them new ideas and culture. For centuries, people have come to America as they choose(A nation of ...). Today the number of immigrants are causing many problems in America(Branigin). "The number of illegal immigrants residing permanently in the United States has grown to about five million and is rising by 250,000 a year"(Branigin). About 800,000 immigrants enter legally each year and about 200,000 to 300,000 enter illegally and stay here(Branigin). Unlike when immigration first occurred in America the increase of immigrants have had both positive and negative effects on our society. An immigrants voyage to America was a experience in itself. The long and dreaded voyage left some dead, dying or diseased. "The fear of rejection was intense, as fr
"Between 1892 and 1954, 17 million came to America, ancestors of some 100 million of today's Americans"(A nation of..). "Customs men poked in their bundles and pried open their cardboard suitcases; officials pinned numbers on their jackets; doctors peered into their mouths. Once certified disease-free and not feeble minded they could enter the United States"(A nation of..). On November 19, 1954 the immigration-processing center closed. Nevertheless, over the years, in the past three decades, Indochinese boat people, Cuban raft people and Mexican wetbacks have poured in(A nation of...). Their arrival seemed chaotic compared to Ellis Island procedures. However the purpose of the immigrants still remains the same: a better life. Studies have shown that a normal immigrant path is: "becoming a citizen, opening a small business, owning a home and breeding children whose first language and values are those of the country around them"(A nation of). equently, whole families were held for days, even weeks, while one member was placed under obser
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American Americans, West South, Ellis Island, Arne Peterson, Egypt JapanBodner, United StatesA, , America Virtually, German English, ellis island, arne peterson,
Approximate Word count = 708
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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