Migration Of Immigrants

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The immigrants’ countries of origin have changed over time. “The greatest migration of Jews to the United States occurred around the end of the nineteenth century and was simultaneous with the great” (textbook, 305). Jews left Germany because of restrictive laws, economic hardship, and the failure of movements. They saw Americans as an opportunity for a place of economic and social gathering. “Ethnic and racial identification can be positive or negative. Awareness of ethnic identity can contribute to a person’s self-esteem and give that person a sense of a group solidarity with similar people” (textbook, 317). Jews from different parts of the world have different attitudes, outlooks and cultures and even the Holocaust have an influence on