American Immigration Policy



Immigration has held a major role in shaping our

country. Immigrants have provided many things such

as customs, manufacturing, inventions, and

entertainment. Many people today don't realize how

greatly we have been affected by immigration. A

survey was given to ten people. The survey contained

a list of people who were all immigrants. When asked

how many actually were, only one person got the

question right.



Old Immigration occurred between 1840-1890.

Immigrants during this time period came from

countries such as Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavian

countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland).

Next came the period of New Immigration. These

newcomers came from Italy, Russia, Poland, Lithuania,

Greece, Austria, etc., most of whom were peasants

who couldn't speak English. The people who migrated

during the period of Old Immigration disliked these

aliens because it meant lower wages for themselves

and the new immigrants had greater......

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