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Illegal Immigration 19th Century

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With the Presidental Elections coming soon, immigration is a hot topic. Candidates like Donald Trump, promise to reform immigration. One might argue that Donald Trump, himself, is an immigrant. The only citizens who are truly native to this country are the American Indians. Nevertheless, immigrants are pursued and deported each and everyday. One might say that America was founded by immigration, so why are they constanstly being deported. There are illegal immigrates and legal immigrates. I believe that this country should tighten up its policy on illegal immigration, in that it harms the economy and takes away jobs from American citizens. Many employers realize that the immigration system has many flaws and they take advantage …show more content…

Less then 1 million European immigrants came to the United States between 1600 and 1799. Immigration gradually increased after 1820, over 30 million Europeans migrated to America. One in seven died on these migrations. The nation passed its first immigration law in 1875, the Page Act of 1875. The Immigration Act of 1924 was passed to restrict immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, particularly Jews, Italians, and Slavs. 1907 marked the peak year of European immigration with over a million persons entering the country. During the 1930's more people actually emigrated the United States than migrated to it, due to the Great Depression. The Mexican Repatriation program was a program that was intended to encourage people to move to Mexico, however thousands were forced to move against their will. About 400,000 Mexicans were deported during the program. The United States also barred most Jewish refugee who were fleeing the Nazis and World War 2. The Hart-Cellar Act, also known as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, was created to abolish the system of national-origin quotas. This caused immigration from non-European countries, which changed the ethnic make-up of America. The immigration Act of 1990 increased legal immigration by 40 percent, which was signed by George H. W. Bush. Bush also signed

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