There are many reasons that people move here such as: Government, religion, job opportunities, family, education, and push and pull factors of weather. People are fleeing their government to come to America because their ruler isn't ruling in the interest of their people or are treating their people cruelly for reasons of ethnicity, religion, political opinion or coming for reasons of democracy. Freedom of religion may be a basic human right, but some regions don't accept other religions and often treat those with different religions very poorly. ... For many years immigrants have be...

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A popular reason for Latin American immigration is employment based. ... Refugees are admitted based on the disability to return back to their home country due to race, membership of a social group, political opinion, religion, or national origin. ... 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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Was life really better in America? ... The people who came to the US for religious freedom usually had their life changed in a good way because in the US any religion is allowed. ... A lot of people's lives were worse than they were in their native country. ... Many people found jobs, houses, and even found place where they can practice their religion. ... (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. ...

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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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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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