Immigration
America is a land of opportunity in which people have come from all over the world in hopes of a better life. Today these dreams continue as hundreds of thousands of immigrants come to America each year. The American culture we know today has been shaped by the influence of immigrants. Immigrants improve the economy by filling in unwanted jobs and paying taxes. Also, diversity in America improves the United States relations with the rest of the world. Even new technology can be brought to the United States through immigrants.
Throughout America's history a majority of Americans have had a negative attitude toward immigrants, in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, immigrants were viewed as being illiterate criminals. It was also said that immigrants brought no intellectual baggage and their lower standards slow the progress of the United States. However, those immigrants who were seen as unfit bettered themselves and contributed to the growth of America.......
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