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Answer 1

Immigration TO AMERICA

America has often been called the "melting pot". The name is derived from

Americas rich traditions of opening its doors to immigrates from all over the

world. These immigrants came to the United States looking for something better.

Most of them did not possess wealth or power in their home countries. Most

were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of what they

didn't possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that

bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.

Emma Lazarus, in a poem entitled "The New Colossus", which is home. Which is inscribed

On the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells of the invitation extended to those wanting to make

America their home. "…..Give me your tired, your poor, your huddle masses yearning to breathe free…..

"(Encyclopedia Americana, 2001.

Vol.25, 637)

IMMIGRATION BEFOR 1780

Many have accepted to make America their home. Most of the immigrants before 1780 were from Europe.

The "Melting pot" concept can be better understood by the following quote.

"I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of different nations" (Luedtke, 1992,3).

RECENT IMMIGRATION

Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reasons have not. In dividuales and families still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds todays immigrants expand beyond the European boarders. Today they come from all over the world. At a 1984oath-taking ceremony in Los Angeles, there were nearly a thousand individuals form the United Kindom, and 62fro Iserial. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from Lithuanian, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania (Luedtke, 1992,3).