They wanted a part of the California Gold Rush and return to China with wealth.
Recife, Brazil
No!
They came to join their father (who came because of the gold rush) in America to live.
Asia; mostly the Chinese
Nigeria.
Recife, Brazil
they came in 1849
railroads
1855
No!
They came to join their father (who came because of the gold rush) in America to live.
It is a myth that immigrants don't have to pay taxes the first 7 years they are in America. Immigrants that come to America and start businesses still have to pay taxes.
Asia; mostly the Chinese
Freedom
To build railroads
the gold rush
when did the first Nigerian immigrants come to Canada