... immigrants came to the United States for freedom. They knew about America's freedom through media, propaganda, as well as word of mouth. The propaganda included information such as: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, free education, right of private ownership, right to a trial by jury, and basic civil rights to peruse life, liberty, and happiness free from discrimination based on race ... belief that all people are endowed with certain rights that government cannot infringe upon. These ideas came from European philosophers, Jacques Rousseau. He was a French philosopher, socia...

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