America! America!" ... No, this beautiful paragraph was once stated by an unlearned immigrant just stepping onto American soil for the first time. ... It is not sugar-coated, nor does it leave out all of the gruesome details of early American life. ... Now I see immigrants as determined human beings who helped organize the industrial revolution, instead of poor foreigners who worked long hours for little pay. ...

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• Grade Level: High School