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Immigration Case

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Immigration

Immigration has been going on in the U.S. for hundreds of years. Immigrants have been coming to the U.S. since the 17th century. Today, immigration is continuing every day. Immigrants that come here that are not a U.S. citizen are considered illegal immigrants or illegal aliens. People who are illegal in the U.S. should be given two years to become a U.S. citizen or they should be kicked out of America for 5 years before they can come back.

The first era stretched from the 17th century through the early 19th century

Immigrants came from a range of places, including France, and the Netherlands.

Other immigrants were from Poland, but most immigrants of this era tended to hail from the British Isles. The reason why immigrants came here is that these immigrants wanted to come for farming and the promise of cheap land was a major draw for relatively impoverished northern and western Europeans who found themselves unable to take advantage of the modernization of their homes. The numbers of who came during this era were small. That changed by the 1820s. This period ushered in the first era of mass migration. From that decade through the 1880s, about 15 million immigrants made their way to the United States. Many chose agriculture in the Midwest and Northeast, Others flocked to cities like New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore.

Many Americans didn’t like the fact that they came here. Many Americans don’t like immigrants in the U.S because they feel that immigrants are taking jobs away from them because they are willing to work for less. Immigrants are willing to take jobs that most Americans wouldn’t take. The U.S is involved because many immigrants come here. The U.S has many opportunities for immigrants that are trying to live a new, better life. I think immigrants should be allowed to come to the United States as long

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