Native Americans played a big role in American history. ... They then go on to explain in detail what it is that the Native Americans did in history. ... This states that Native Americans really did help the Americans; they just aren't getting any credit for it. ... All the Native Americans really did was protect their own. ... Native Americans weren't just about killing; they also enjoyed making beautiful craft. ...

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Americans already had a head start in accomplishing the American dream. ... Immigrants would leave their own native country in order to become wealthy. ... It was clear that the American dream was based off of wealth because immigrants were leaving their own native land. ... Immigrants who have lived in their native countries, coming to America would be a major culture shock for them. ... Immigrants knew that in order to live the American dream they would have to leave their native land no matter what their disadvantages were. ...

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Immigrants would leave their own native country in order to become wealthy. ... It was clear that the American dream was based off of wealth because immigrants were leaving their own native land. ... Immigrants who have lived in their native countries, coming to America would be a major culture shock for them. ... America did not want to allow too many immigrants into America. ... Immigrants knew that in order to live the American dream they would have to leave their native land no matter what their disadvantages were. ...

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As Americans, the American Dream represents that all are a free and equal people. ... As Americans moved west, a major obstacle was the Native Americans. Instead of coming up with a peaceful solution to deal with his "road block" the settlers simply killed every Native American in sight. A man known by Colonel Chivington was famous for killing women and children along with unnecessary torture towards the Native Americans. ... Even though the Westward Expansion gave us more land and many more resources, history would have not marked Native Americans and immigrants and a nuisance to our soci...

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The large inflow of Latinos, combined with growth in the U.S. native-born Hispanic population, have considerably altered the demographic structure of the country in this last century. ... In this nation, Hispanics make up nearly 17 percent of the populace, and at this time we have 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants in America. ... There is nothing in this for republicans, independents, Americans and it isn't good for the American people, the only thing it will be good for democrats. ... Obama said it best: "If you are a citizen you should not have to wait years before your family...

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Arabs began immigrating to the U.S. since the late nineteenth century to escape the problems of over population in their native countries and improve their living standards; however, many of them prove to be of great value to the American community in different fields. ... The "push" factors include poor living conditions and the problems of unemployment in the sending or native countries. ... For example, it is believed that Arab Americans replace Native Americans in the work place and thus more and more Americans become jobless. ... According to Samia El-Badry, an expert on Arab American de...

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In fact, according to the Huffington Post, "Despite being hit particularly hard by the recession, immigrants are experiencing faster job growth than native-born Americans in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, according to reports.... Legal immigrants are more likely to open new businesses than native-born Americans, and illegal immigrants actually contribute to the federal government through Social Security payments and income taxes. ... " This process allows immigrant America workers to pay all the same taxes as you and I pay. ... Immigrants that now live in the US make up most of ...

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For many years immigrants have been leaving Mexico and parts of Central America in search of jobs in the US. ... Poor environment, climate change, limited access to water, bad food production are factors forcing many people to leave their countries and come to America. ... There are many difficulties to those who immigrate to America legally or not, there will always be complications. ... Without Immigration , America would not even be the land it is today, I mean we are the "melting pot." America was founded by immigrants, if anyone has the right to say no to immigration it should b...

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The most popular Latin American countries to emigrate from are México, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. ... A popular reason for Latin American immigration is employment based. ... Latin American immigrants made the U.S. economy stronger by immigrating. Although the economy was rising because of all the positive outcomes of immigration, native-born American workers thought the Latin American immigrants were a threat. ... Because of this belief, the Americans thought there was not enough wealth for their own taking. ...

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America is sometimes referred to as a "nation of immigrants" because of our largely open-door policy toward accepting foreigners pursuing their vision of the American Dream. ... According to Allott ,member of America's voice; a subcommittee that works for granting full labor , civil and political rights for immigrants and their families,states that immigrants perform better on civics section of the US naturalization test, implying immigrants care more about understanding the traditional American values than the native Americans(Allott,1).They actually look over America as land of opportu...

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Some study also suggests that immigration reduces the wages of lower-skilled natives and increases those of higher-skilled natives. ... The increased effective supply of less-educated workers in the 1980s, imports and increase immigration depress wages and thus widen the earnings gap between less skilled and more skilled Americans. By the 1990s many Americans were expressing concerns that immigration harmed the country by taking away jobs, driving down wages, and using too many government services. ... The skill distinction means that not all native workers will receive a lower wage rate. ... ...

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Immigrants and native born workers are drawn toward different jobs. ... Immigrants do no take advantage of the work and education opportunities as much as the native born do. ... An American to me, is someone who is willing to fight for this country, is honest and cares for the people of the United States. You do not have to be a native born to be a true American I personally think. I think if you are loyal and true to your country then you are considered to be an American, illegal or not....

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Is immigration hurting the American economy or do we gain from an immigrant who comes to this country for freedom and a new economic life. ... The unskilled immigrate will take whatever job is available at a much lower age that most Americans would receive for the same job. ... These immigrates compete primarily for jobs with each other and with Americans who do not hold high school diplomas. Because of this competition native-born Americans have seen wages fall about 5 percent (cited The New Americans: Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Effects of Immigration). ... This could have a reverse...

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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. ... The character's dreams are soon crushed as they reach America, only to find it is just as downtrodden and oppressed as their native land. ...

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Was life really better in America? ... The last reason that people came to the US in the 1900s was because there was a war going on in their native country. ... A lot of people's lives were worse than they were in their native country. ... (Documentation of American Immigration Pg. 66-67) Most people that came to the US made more money and had more luxuries than they had in thier native country. ... For some reason Americans looked at them like they were dirt. ...

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Many immigrants came and still continue to come to America. People came to America because of its freedom and all the opportunity. ... They are so anxious for them to be a part of the American society. ... This shows that even though parents wanted their children to be adapted to American culture, they still spoke in their native language so their kids do not forget their nationality. ... This poem is about how immigrants kept coming over to America. ...

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One of the main arguments that Americans have is that the illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from legal Americans, and that can coincide with the amount of immigrants that are coming into our country. ... Immigrants are more than twice as likely to found a company as native-born citizens. ... For work you can find easily in America, you have to pay corrupt officials to get a job. ... Immigration-driven competition has been seen increasingly stronger among working-class Americans, while better educated, richer, Americans have not been affected as significantly. ... These farm jobs are the ...

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My father and mother could not find work in our native country. ... For us America was an opportunity, "America served as a magnet because it promised economic opportunity and personal freedoms" (Schultz, 2012, p 305). ... Men spoke my native language poorly, and no questions were off limits, and I found myself wondering what I had gotten myself into. ... Finding work was difficult, I was called a "greenhorn" and "America itself provided a tight labor market. ... America is a melting pot of culture and people that would eventually embrace immigrants like me. ...

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There are two main viewpoints of whether immigrants are good for the American economy. ... In turn, this helped with the industrialization of America and its economy back in the day to make it what it is at present. Many people, mostly from Eastern & Southern Europe, migrated to American cities during the 1880's and 1890's because it was becoming known as the land of opportunity; they moved in hope of having a better lifestyle than the ones that they had in their native lands (Brinkley). ... Also, new technology such as the first telephone and the first car were being discovered in A...

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America reacted to the immigrants in different ways. ... Other Americans were less supportive. ... Natives were very hostile toward Asian immigrants. ... Americans sought to change their cultural traits, values, and their language. ... Though, it isn't as difficult for immigrants to live and work in America today. ...

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From all over the world, people move to America believing that if they work hard enough, they will become rich. ... This statement is associated with the dream of becoming successful in America. Immigrants come to America believing this. ... Some say leaving their native homeland was the wrong decision, and many share stories of failed grocery stores and dry cleaners and how they regret they did not do something else. ...

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They have lived here their whole lives, being American at heart. ... Secondly, it will affect other American students because immigrants aren't native speakers so they aren't able to use the language fluently like American students. ... Consequently, the American students could not get the best education they should have gotten. ... For example: American pay taxes for having the best education, poor American can have financial aids so the question is why undocumented immigrants who are not American can have those priorities? American contributes their money and strength for their ow...

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After all the hard work and effort towards building a better future, an individual could be denied so much that we, as legal Americans, would have no reason to worry about. ... In my opinion, this is way too old for an individual to come over and be given legal status; the point would be to allow younger children who are more impressionable to come over so they can grow up with American ideals and patriotism for where they live. ... As a society, Americans need to change the way we view illegals coming into this country. ... Europeans forced their way over here past Native Americans and found...

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Although it is plausible and easy to see the convictions of these victimized Cubans escaping a cruel dictatorship in their native homeland, and one of the poorest countries in the world in Haiti, the turmoil that was to come in the forthcoming months after their arrival, was critical to the transformation of Miami. ... The newcomers were competing with Black Americans for labor jobs, and obviously the Blacks did not accept that. ...

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Consequently, with the help of immigrants, countries of Western Europe and North America are able to compensate for a trend of low fertility and an aging population. ... In addition, immigrants usually are engaged in low paid jobs; meanwhile, in the majority of cases, native-born people refuse to do these jobs. ...

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