Immigration Experience in the United States

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Therefore, this story is discussing the life experience of immigrants moving out of their home countries to the New York City in USA. Majority of immigrants could experience different problems in their countries, hence making the decision to leave this home country. Therefore, the reason for their necessity to move to the USA was grounded on the drive of difficulties at home constituting inadequate economic opportunity, religious intimidation as well as political torture and the pull of anticipation of a good life in the "Promised Land". Most of them could make decision to leave their country and travel to look for a better life outside particularly in USA. There has been the discussion of employment in the United State and that is the reason why most of the immigrants make ways to the USA.

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Later on, the lady happened to be The Statue of Liberty (Singh et al. On arrival at Ellis Island, immigrants had to pass via sequences of questions. Ellis Island was developed in 1892; in addition, it is the central point that accommodated some twelve million European refugees, gathering of most of them in a daily basis across the barn-like building at the time of ultimate years for screening. However, state investigators inquired a list of 29 probing questions like Have you cash, relatives or a work in the USA? Are you a polygamist? Eventually, the doctors, as well as nurses, poked and nudged immigrants were seeking for signs of diseases or devastating handicaps. In most instances, immigrants were only kept three or four hours and later free to leave.

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The town is larger than what most of them used to imagine. Also, there are big structures, many bridges as well as a train's pathway in the City of New York. Residents of Manhattan are a bit prejudiced, nevertheless, once immigrants were in this place for a little they appeared to receive over it. The largest issue was that they did not contend that the refugees were intruding to the USA and taking employment opportunities residents could possess. Most of the individuals had their Polish tales while others simply perceived at immigrants with hatred. Work Cited Carmon, Naomi, ed. Immigration and integration in post-industrial societies: Theoretical analysis and policy-related research. Springer, 2016:67-80 Hogan, Jackie, and Kristin Haltinner. "Floods, invaders, and parasites: Immigration threat narratives and right-wing populism in the USA, UK, and Australia.

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