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How Did Immigration Change America

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Immigration into the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s changed America in many ways including the economy, politics and the social norms . With the immigration of foreigners to America came new workers and materials which bettered the economy. However, with the new workers also came the exploitation of immigrants as well as political corruption. In terms of the social influence of the immigrants there were new diseases and overcrowded cities along with a more diverse culture.

With the immigration occurring in the late 19th century from all around the world came more and more people coming to the United States in search of greater economic opportunity. With an increase of workers came a very large workforce that would fuel the economy. With the immigrants also came overcrowded cities which meant a much larger population. With this larger population came new customers which meant that not only were these people working to build the US economy as well as their own income , they were also spending their money in the US which meant the economy would grow even more.

Not all immigrants were as lucky to be able to come to the US and work freely and build up currency that they can then go and spend with little hassle. With the immigration came many immigrants that would now have to deal with prejudices against …show more content…

These sick immigrants which would normally be an issue were made an ever bigger problem due to the overcrowded cities which were a bi-product of immigration. However, as much as immigration had its downsides it also had its positives such as making America more culturally diverse. This new cultural diversity to a degree led to new jobs because it meant that those that were immigrating to the United States would create shops or businesses and would need to employ

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