Immigration In America
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Immigration into America
In the eyes of the early American colonists and the founders of the Constitution,
the United States was to represent the ideals of acceptance and tolerance to those of all
walks of life. When the immigration rush began in the mid-1800's, America proved to be
everything but that. The millions of immigrants would soon realize the meaning of
hardship and rejection as newcomers, as they attempted to assimilate into American
culture. For countless immigrants, the struggle to arrive in America was rivaled only by
the struggle to gain acceptance among the existing American population. It has been said
that immigration is as old as America itself. Immigration traces back as far as the 1500's
when the West faced the coming of the Spanish. At that time, the Americas had been
settled by the Indians, who were soon threatened by the first immigrants of America.
These Spanish conquerors threatened to undermine the culture of the Indians as well as
their way of life. Evidently, immigration started from the beginning of our country's time
and has had an everlasting effect on America today. Between 1880 and 1920 almost
twenty-four million immigrants came to the United States...