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Immigrants came to the United States for work opportunities. They were driven away from their homes and were attracted to the areas in the United States.

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Immigrants went on a voyage across the Atlantic or Pacific. They were jammed in airless rooms, up to 2,000 people below deck. There was also an outbreak of measles that infected children on the ship. They would throw the dead people into the sea that horrified passengers.

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The newcomers quickly set out to apply for work to survive in the United States. The immigrants eased into their new lives in the U.S. and tried to "Americanize" themselves. They would still speak their language, celebrate their special holidays, and cook their foods as in their old country. They struggled to adjust to the American ways.

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Immigrants had to adapt to the new American culture and made changes while still holding on to their traditions. They learned how to use the American Institutions. They gave in their effort to adapt but yet blended their old and new ways. Their children would quickly adapt to the culture because they wanted to be seen as Americans.

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Immigration, Nativism & Race in the United States.

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The nativists argued that immigrants would not fit in America because of their culture. Many workers also resented immigrants because they work for low pay. Many would also fear them because they were different. Many nativists in the Northeast and Southwest would target Jews, Italians and Mexicans.

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In 2015, 987,894 student visas were issued. Asylees and refugees, migrants who flee their countries due to danger or persecution, make up a small segment of immigrants.

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Most undocumented immigrants didn't enter this country through Tijuana, where news cameras have captured images of thousands of immigrants seeking refugee during recent months. About 700,000 traveler to the United States over stayed their fiscal 2017.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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But immigrants desire to stay connected with people and events "back home" does not contradict a desire to stay in their new home. Fully eight in 10 (80 percent) say they would still come to the U.S. if they were making the choice all over again.

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Mexican immigrants, as a group, believe it is important to learn English but feel less urgency: a bare 51 percent think that all public school classes should be taught in English. But regardless of their countries of birth, they end up with a shared understanding- and appreciation- of what it means to be American.

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It is found that white Americans rarely suspect European and Asian immigrants of being in the country illegally, even though undocumented immigrants from these region now constitute almost 20 percent of the ration's undocumented immigrant population of about 11 million.

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https://usafacts.org/articles/why-do-people-immigrate-us/

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683662691/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-the-data-tell-us

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/what-immigrants-say-about-life-united-states

https://source.wustl.edu/2018/10/white-americans-see-many-immigrants-as-illegal-until-proven-otherwise-survey-finds/