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Franleslie Fenandez Assignment # 4

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1) In the article Immigration and migration in America Immigration into the United States it had stated, “Since the first new settlers arrived in America several centuries ago, people have been coming to the United States for a variety of reasons: to find land to farm, to get an education or better job, to earn money to send home, to practice their religion freely, or to escape famine or war, just to name a few”. [] 2) In the article Immigration and migration in America Immigration into the United States it had stated “By 1870, roughly one-eighth of the population was foreign-born, and the opposition to free immigration continued. In answer to the protests, the U.S. government passed laws to regulate immigration.” [] 3) President Obama has once said,

“He owes it to the Hispanic voters whose overwhelming support helped push him into the White House, and to the undocumented immigrants whose lives have been made miserable under a cruel, ill-conceived enforcement crusade that was concocted in the last administration and survives into this one.” [] 4) President Obama has said

“that immigration reform including a plan to make legal status possible would be a priority in his first year in office.” []

5) In the article Immigration polices and issues it states,

“Legal immigrants are basically entitled to the same rights as citizens although they cannot vote or hold political office”. []

6) In the article Immigration polices and issues it also states,

“The overwhelming majority of illegal immigrants come from Mexico and Central America” []

7) In the article, article Immigration and migration in America Immigration into the United States it had stated,

“People moved where they could find jobs in the booming industries. Whether it was oil in Texas, cars in Detroit, or movies in California, when an industry died out, families moved to the next booming area.” []

8) American Passage Its Ellis Island history and ours, too “Over the years Ellis Island has grown to 27 acres from its original three, yet it still remains a mere dot in New York Harbor” []