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The social process of immigration involves how immigrants assimilate,
how they maintain their ethnic identities, how their religion changes,
and how they behave politically. Historians and social scientists
now believe that the social process immigrants experienced after arriving
in America was remarkably similar from place to place and from decade
to decade. Even immigrant experiences that seem widely different on
the surface share certain basic characteristics according to this
viewpoint. In short, all immigrants bring with them cultural and social
patterns from their previous homes, and within a brief span these
patterns are altered by exposure to the new ...
 "All Things Considered (NPR)")
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Commentary: Real reasons why immigrants want to come to America
All Things Considered (NPR);
April 24, 2002 ;
JOHN YDSTIE, ROBERT SIEGEL;
573 words
......Commentary: Real reasons why immigrants want to come to America Host: JOHN YDSTIE, ROBERT...conventional answer is that immigrants come to America for one reason: to get...for the attraction of America to immigrants and to people around the...
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Promise of America. (includes reminiscences by several famous immigrants)...
U.S. News & World Report;
July 7, 1986 ;
Broyles, William, Jr.;
787 words
......thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history. So Oscar Handlin began...the 20th century have so many new immigrants become Americans. Some 7 million legal immigrants...
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The debate over immigration: 200 years & counting: America may be a nation...
New York Times Upfront;
September 4, 2006 ;
Roberts, Sam;
787 words
......a nation of immigrants, Americans have often...York Times. to immigrants at some point. In 1776, most Americans were immigrants (or their descendants...immigration to America. The poet Emma...Portuguese Jewish immigrants, captured the...
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA - FIELD HEARING ELLIS:GEORGE E....
Congressional Testimony;
August 11, 1997 ;
736 words
......recognizing the work ethic. Immigrants to America have always had a strong...the best circumstance, immigrants and native bom Americans can share their positive...parallel the work ethic of America's earlier immigrants. My family's story is...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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AMERICA IS A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
January 6, 1995 ;
312 words
......County, NJ) 01-06-1995 AMERICA IS A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS Date: 01-06-1995...Editor, The Record: America, a nation of immigrants, is facing a crisis...that a majority of Americans believe most recent immigrants cause problems, rather...
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Introduction: Immigrants and America.
World and I;
February 1, 2004 ;
536 words
...America is a nation of immigrants. Even the original Native Americans traveled by...consequences. Working immigrants enhance the well-being of Americans, just as the...undoubtedly raised Americans' living standards...simple: both immigrants and innovations...
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CITIZENSHIP DAY Immigrants continue to strengthen America
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
September 18, 2002 ;
283 words
...CITIZENSHIP DAY Immigrants continue to strengthen America Wednesday, September...heritage and remember that immigrants have embraced America throughout our history...protection from persecution. Immigrants come to America to build our country...
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SEN. SANTORUM: AMERICA - NATION OF IMMIGRANTS, NATION OF LAWS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 12, 2006 ;
663 words
......are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of laws. America was founded on...to our future. America must have a comprehensive...truth-a nation of immigrants and a nation of...discourage legal immigrants from entering our nation. America was built on the...and innovation of ...
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Strangers at the Gates: New Immigrants in Urban America. (Book...
Social Forces;
September 1, 2002 ;
Fry, Brian N.;
785 words
......More than half of America's immigrants live in these...interactions between immigrants' origins and the...taking place within America's cities (e.g...for less-skilled immigrants. These findings...Rumbaut in Immigrant America. It offers fresh...
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Backwards Progression: Is America No Longer a Country of Immigrants?
AsianWeek;
October 20, 1995 ;
Rajen S. Anand;
768 words
......Backwards Progression: Is America No Longer a Country of Immigrants?. First it was the grand...end of this period, all immigrants, with few exceptions, should...another five-year period. Immigrants should be facilitated to...system of governance, and American values. Every effort should be ...
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`Journey to America' presents dramatic story of immigrants
Chicago Sun-Times;
December 5, 1989 ;
Daniel Ruth;
553 words
......series called "The American Experience," "Journey to America" attempts to recapture...greatest influx of immigrants, from 1890 to 1920...steamships. The immigrants went through processing...life. "Journey to America" vividly details...the streets of America was little ...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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BACKLASH AGAINST IMMIGRANTS BELIES AMERICA'S HERITAGE.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
November 18, 1997 ;
787 words
......book, ''Coming to America: A History of Immigration...and Ethnicity in American Life,'' nearly 36 million immigrants arrived here between...Not Like Us: Immigrants and Minorities in America, 1890-1924,'' nativism...the acceptance of immigrants impartially from...Asians and Latin ...
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Myths and Facts About Immigrants in America
Asian Pages;
July 14, 2003 ;
Khakoo, Salima Oines;
787 words
......erroneously argued that immigrants are costing Americans money and resources...14,367 for US born Americans). * Non-refugee immigrants of working age are less...11 percent of US born Americans. * Immigrants recognize the value...
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