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Immigrants came to the United States throughout the nineteenth century to seek employment in the American industrial cities. Some of them belonged to minority groups that were oppressed in the Ottoman Empire.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoThat depends on which group of them you are talking about. Many were seeking greater economic opportunity, but others were seeking religious freedom, or just normal freedom because their countries were in turmoil and it was either stay and be killed or imprisoned or leave.
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∙ 16y agothey thought it would be better than their native country
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Who were the Issei?
A Japanese immigrant, especially one to the United States.
Can a illegal immigrant give birth in the United States?
yes
How can an illegal immigrant marry another illegal immigrant in the United States?
One illegal immigrant is able to marry another in the United States. However, it does not change the immigration status and actually could lead to deportation because of the paperwork filed with the state.
What is an involuntary immigrant?
Involuntary Immigrant --- African Americans who were forced to be transported to the united states most likely for slavery
If a United States Citizen marries in the United States in January 2009 to an immigrant from the Philippines is she now considered to be a United States Citizen?
No, she is not. She will be allowed to remain in the US with her spouse and children, but she will have to apply for citizenship separate from her marriage. The US citizen REMAINS a US citizen. The immigrant remains an immigrant and must follow the legal path to resident immigrant status, and from there to citizenship. Marriage is not a free pass to residency or citizenship.
The growing immigrant population in US led to the creation of what party?
The growing immigrant population in the United States led to the creation of the what?
When did Europeans immigration to US?
Europeans had started to Immigrant in the 1890s to the United States
Is Donald Trump Italian?
No, his great grandfather was a German immigrant to the United States.
Use immigrant in a sentence?
An immigrant is an individual who moves to a different country permanently. She became an immigrant when she left her home and moved to the United States.
Can you marry a illegal immigrant from Bulgaria?
Yes, an illegal immigrant from Bulgaria can get married in the United States. An American can choose to marry whomever they want.
I am a United States citizen I married a immigrant here in United States in Nov. 2006?
Good for you! Hope it works out and you have many years of happiness together.
What is non immigrant visa?
The term non-immigrant is a classification of alien. When you take the word apart, its a person who does not intend to immigrate to the United States. Some aliens must apply for permission to come to the US temporarily, and they will declare their purpose for traveling to the US and if they receive permission to do so, their presence will have limited rights. Common examples are visitors coming to see their family, students, and employees.Example: Lawrence decides that he wants to travel to the United States to complete a four-year degree program, and then to return to his home country when he is finished. Lawrence will apply for a non-immigrant, student visa.
