Struggles People Faced When They Were Immigrating Or Migrating To The United States During the early 1600s through 1900s, travel to America for most was very lengthy, unsanitary, and dangerous. ... Those first settlers who entered into indenture agreements found themselves living in poverty as they worked to pay off their debt. ... The early 1900s saw the beginning of Puerto Rican migration to the United States, while the mid-1900 has experienced a sharp rise in Cuban immigration. ...

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In fact, poverty is extremely prevalent with "494,000 Juarez residents living in poverty or extreme poverty" (Isaad). As Virginia Isaad points out "a new study from the UNICEF says that 5 out of 10 children in Mexico live in poverty" (Isaad). ... Skilled, burly hard working laborers that did not require payment sounded ideal to early Americans. ... It is imperative to notice that a clear pattern of netting profit from migrant workers was established early on in this country. ... The report was regarded as "the first time millions of Americans were given a close look at what it means to l...

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In this paper, I will show that since the early 1900s and elite few placed in key positions in the United States have been able to focus the attention of the majority of the population in a direction that was acceptable for the government. ... There, Russian immigrants identified with the Bolshevik revolution in Mother Russia because of their similar lives of poverty and squalor. ...

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