The Importance Of Immigrants In America In The 1600s

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.

In the late 1800s , America became the land of new opportunities and new beginnings and New York City became the first landmark for immigrants. New York City was home to Ellis Island, the area in which migrants were to be handed for freedom to enter the nation. Living in New York City gave work and availability to ports. In time the city gave the chance to outsider's to construct groups with individuals from their nation , they were classified as new and old settlers. Old outsiders included Germans, Irish and, English. The new outsiders incorporated those from Italy, Russia, Poland and Austria-Hungary. In 1875, the New York City populace was a little 1 million individuals contrasted with the 3,5 million it held when the new century

It seems that the word Immigration has took on a new meaning as for it once meant. Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. It has always been a hot topic in our society because of all the controversy behind it, About whose land is actually theirs. It all starts in 1620, when the mayflower for the first time in history touches american soil, And changes the way history would unfold and the very way we live today. They came from England, searching for vast freedom from a corrupt, indigenous society seeking freedom of religion and the thought, ironically searching for the American dream before it became a phrase. They would stumble across humble , spiritual, and land loving givers who would eventually train these new pilgrims on how to live off the good god living land. Things would soon take a turn for the worst when disputes over land came abroad, this ended in a bloody battle leaving the pilgrims victorious with their new land. But history is always prone to repetitiveness once the 1700's came.

With different time periods comes contrasting views, problems, and achievements. The settlers in the colonies faced different hardships, but also had some similarities with immigrants in the Antebellum period. The settlers from the Antebellum period came from Ireland and Germany, while the colonists came from England. Despite being in different time periods and involving diverse groups of people, these immigrants had many similarities, and differences. The people in both time periods had reasons for immigrating, faced problems, and had goals they wished to achieve upon their arrival.

The new activities people could do was the railroad, eager to sell land and build up the traffic on their lines, distributed tempting propaganda in Europe in a medley of language. The money changers cheated new arrivals, railroad agents overcharged them for tickets, and baggage handlers engaged in blackmail. With the reports of such abuses filling the newspapers, the Congress ordered an investigation, which resulted in the closure of castle Garden in 1890. Then, Ellis Island opened its door to the "huddled masses" of the world. Many people were greeted by a family and friends who had come over before them, others by representatives of immigrant-aid societies or by hiring agents offering jobs in mines, mills, or sweatshops.

America was seen as a new beginning for all emigrants. Different societies migrated for very different reasons. Freedom of religion and the potential to own land are simply two of many reasons for emigration. In 1620, a ship named the Mayflower, landed in what will be known as the New England Colonies. The passengers were Puritans who came to develop a society with one religion and no restrictions on beliefs. Decades earlier, the Virginia Company sponsored the development of the first American settlement, formally known as Jamestown. These two societies developed alongside each other, without interaction. They each had complete control over their governing systems, which lead to differences between them socially, politically, and economically.

Here in America, we have people from all over the world who come to settle in our country. Whether for money, a job, or just to have a new experience, immigrants influence our country and they shape our nation in so many ways. Not only do they bring themselves, but they bring so many other cultural elements with them that they start to incorporate themselves into everyday American life. America isn’t just the land of the red, white, and blue; it’s so much more. This diversity is nothing new though; immigrants have been coming to the United States for year. One state in particular has been impacted heavily by people from Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Around the 1920s, immigrants began to fight back by joining labor movements or bought themselves out of the wage labor market. Eventually, immigrants grew more unfavorable to planters, and the white elites eventually discontinued the state’s immigration policies. Consequently, planters reluctantly employed Afro-Brazilians. Although resentment and prejudice existed, “images of black laziness and incompetence that once served to justify planters’ and industrialists’ unwillingness to hire libertos and other Afro-Brazilians” also lost relevance because such images no longer had excluding power (Andrews 236). Although such ideologies fell from public view for most of the rest of the 20th century, it “remained alive and active in the Brazilian consciousness” which is well exploited in modern day Brazil.

Since the discovery of the United States, the Western world has been built upon migrants coming to seek new opportunities for personal advancement. Preceding the first successful colonization of Chesapeake Bay by England and signing of the Declaration Of Independence in the dawn of the 19 century, the New World became just that: a land of innovation and liberation from oppressive forces beyond and within international borders. Conservatives have forgotten their almost identical roots as former immigrants from England just centuries ago.

America is a land of opportunities and is known to be the melting pot made up of immigrants. With an increase of immigrants there’s a fear among natives that immigrants will steal their job. However, immigrants do not steal their job, instead they create them. In addition Immigrants cause economic growth and are beneficial in our nation. They also affect policy making and labor policies such as discrimination and wages.

United States of America left England making it the land of the free nicknamed the New World. There were two major waves of European immigration. This first wave came from 1820-1860 from North and West Europe. People came from Germany, France, Ireland, and Great Britain to name a few countries. Between 1880-1920, another wave of immigrants came from South and East Europe. They came from Italy, Greece, and other Eastern European countries. Very similar to the Pilgrims in the early 1600s coming to America for freedom of religion. This time around America was known as the land of economic opportunity. People didn’t care what they were leaving behind, they cared about a better life and future. Europeans saw the New World as a place to make money

As time went on in US history, millions of people migrated to the United States. Many people’s motivation was not always to worship freely, but because different religions were tolerated, various backgrounds were comfortable of moving to the United States.

Although faith was not the leading candidate for winning over the allegiance, faith in religion runs deep down to the foundations of America. The early settlers, such as the pilgrims, ran from Europe to practice their own faith without the accusation of heresy. Puritanism was a religious reform movement that sought to ‘purify’ the Church of England. Their philosophy of “a city upon a hill” caused the United States to strive for

“For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations.” (Obama). Immigration has been the leading topic in the U.S. political debate for decades. Immigration was the start of America. Americans all descended from immigrants so where do the people draw the line? Answer is they do not. Immigration enhances America everyday, immigration makes America the true place of freedom. The U.S. government should allow immigrants who are here illegally to become U.S. citizens because they have created families here, they bring culture to the U.S., and they perform and create jobs that Americans will not.

How can one truly appreciate the liberties and opportunities of America? Commonly, everyone has different goals and aspirations. Most people strive for the betterment of their status rather than the settlement of a deprived opportunity. For instance, a mother is forced to make a decision; wherein, she either leaves her country without her son or leaves to America with her daughter. This was a choice between comfort and uncertainty hindrance and opportunity. Not everyone is willing to decide; fortunately, not everyone is forced to decide. In this way, all Americans are blessed--blessed to have been part of a nation called America. Without the country's provision of opportunities, immigrants would not have chosen to leave their homes in exchange to start their lives in uncertainty. In order to appreciate this country, Americans should acknowledge an immigrant's view of what he thinks of America, what it is like for him to be in America, and what changes brought about by his being in America.