From 1815 to the start of the Civil War in 1861, five million people moved to the United States, about half from the British Isles, including Ireland. ... After the War with Mexico ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico acknowledged the 1845 annexation of Texas and ceded to the United States a huge expanse of land that included the present- day states of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and parts of Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. ... Relatives on both sides of the border with Mexico continued to travel back and forth between the two countries to visit and to work. Pr...

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I thought the Mexicans just migrated to the U.S. because their government was bad to them. ... About 36 percent of 20 th century Mexican immigrants arrived in the 1990s, and 34 percent of the apprehensions of unauthorized Mexicans were in the 1990s (table 1). Over the past century, Mexican migrants were negatively selected: those who left Mexico usually had less education and fewer skills than the average Mexican, and most of the Mexicans who arrived had their first US jobs in seasonal agriculture (Martin 1993). ... Government-sanctioned recruitment of Mexican workers for US jobs has a long ...

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This were mainly people fleeing from war-torn Asian countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. ... Additionally, other cold war conflicts that extended into the 1970s saw a tremendous immigration from Eastern Europe countries and Cuba. ... Nevertheless, as immigrants continued to stream into the country, in most cases using land routes from Mexico and Canada, legal immigration inevitably became a political debate. ... In fact, during the World War II, immigration had significantly crushed. ... Second, immigrants coming from Mexico also became prevalent. ...

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This were mainly people fleeing from war-torn Asian countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. ... Additionally, other cold war conflicts that extended into the 1970s saw a tremendous immigration from Eastern Europe countries and Cuba. ... Nevertheless, as immigrants continued to stream into the country, in most cases using land routes from Mexico and Canada, legal immigration inevitably became a political debate. ... In fact, during the World War II, immigration had significantly crushed. ... Second, immigrants coming from Mexico also became prevalent. ...

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One would think having a diverse population would be a positive aspect and a good trait to have as a country, but knowing the United States social and economic situations right now, you can point a finger at many things that cause tension within our country, especially the war on drugs, immigration, and education in the United States. Although the United States isn't a cartel filled country like many other countries, we are still deeply involved with trying to settle the war on drugs as it can affect the economy and the employment rate in the US. ... Having family in Honduras and being fr...

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Since first developing prototype drones during World War I, the U.S has incorporated unmanned aircrafts into its military activity. ... By the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S Air Force was using drones to fly thousands of reconnaissance missions. During the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. began using unmanned aircraft and unarmed drones to track the movements of Al Qaeda forces operating in Afghanistan. ... -Mexico border, and plans to expand to 24 by 2016. ...

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Since the 1920s, large numbers of people have emigrated from Mexico to get higher paying jobs so that their families can have access to better food, shelter, healthcare and other necessary items and services. ... Most recently, the U.S. war on Iraq has created well over two million refugees who have no home. ...

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The rules in America are fairly enforced, unlike in Mexico, where the poor live at the will of the wealthy (Cafaro 2015). ... From reading Fresh Fruit and then reading other articles it is clear that immigrants are coming over because of the terrible conditions, corrupt leaders, civil wars, and other plausible reasons for wanting to leave your country and risk going to another one for the better opportunities and jobs that are offered there. ...

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