What is the difference between early American Immigration and present day Immigration?
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There is no difference as long as we are talking legal immigrants.
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The ones that immigrated in early days, even 50 years ago - did it legally. They never dreamed of trying to come here and break our laws by coming illegally. They also came here and learned English and worked to become a part of America - they didn't come here flying the flags of their homeland and speaking their native language, expecting everyone to accomodate them.
Today there is an established order of Government with codified immigration policies.
By the way, Mexico allowed American immigration to Texas. It wasn't until Santa Anna and his troops put 300 Americans (who had surrendered) to the firing squad that things really got ugly.
Good question. Depends how early you are talking about I guess. Was it illegal for Europeans to immigrate to America?
I assume at some point there was a process whereby illegal/legal came in to place.
The immigrants of today want a better life, just as the immigrants in the past have done. But i think you are trying to place Illegal criminals in the same category which cannot be done. Illegals are criminals. You can slice this anyway you want, but a criminal is a criminal is a criminal.
Quite a bit actually. Our legal immigration system works pretty well. Although it is an unbelievably huge bureaucracy. Immigration from overseas through our embassy system is really something. Check out the link for history...
They came legally in the late 1800's and early 1900's
The rest here come Illegally, nowadays, its obvious
ummmmm, because they went through the appropriate legal avenues to become citizens..... back then AND now... it's just a certain group that wishes to break the laws set by the people. we are a nation of laws. don't like it??? sorry. that's the way it is. NO CIVILIZED NATION on earth allows illegal immigration. they all have their own laws to handle this. why do we have to be different? the Mexican govt. wouldn't allow an American citizen to do it... doesn't make COMMON sense.
There were less people, a need for people to farm and settle the land, and there were no 'free' services to drain.
The early immigrants tried to fit in, adopting America's ways, and the English language. Today's immigrants think that the people who were born in the US need to adopt their language, their culture, and want things to be like it was in their homelaned. If they want it that way, then why don't they just go home?
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