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The Problem Of Immigrants In America

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Many Americans believe that we are a “nation of immigrants”, while this is a current hot topic and still being discussed today by the United States President, whether the United States should continue to let immigrants into the country as often or easily as it ever has been in recents years. While this is mainly a issue of an economic matter, gain rather than liberty or the fact that immigrants coming to America is only taking away what Americans already have. On the other hand many Americans are filled with doubt and fear that immigrants may not be here for the right reasons, or to fulfill the ‘American values’. This idea has come to light during many times within America, starting with the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 or the Boston Marathon Bombings on April 15, 2013. Although many have the fear of immigrants and what their intentions are, some would disagree that immigrants are here for a better life or a new start. Despite your position is on this topic, it has come to the point where we must address this issue.

The United States has always been a land of immigration. About 12,000 years ago, the first native people crossed the bridge connecting Asia to North America, yet it wasn't until the end of the 15th century that Europeans set their eyes on the New World. The French and Spanish were the first to establish settlements before the English and Dutch, among others, founded their first permanent colonies. Many immigrants moved to the New World for

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