... years without wages in exchange for their passage to and upkeep in America. Immigrants to colonial America were welcomed because of an acute need for labor. After independence, only "free, white persons" were eligible to become citizens. Citizenship was not extended to persons of African descent until the passage of the 14th amendment to the Constitution in 1868. From ... to the United States a huge expanse of land that included the present- day states of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and parts of Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. The 75,000 Spanish-speaking residents of this south...

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... , it is no wonder why discussion surrounding immigration in the news is dominated by topics such as violence in border communities due to drug trafficking, the "takeover" of Spanish speakers in the U.S., the competition for jobs amongst American citizens and Mexican immigrants, and the financial burden placed on border states to support this illegal population. In his movie, "Sleep ... as a whole. Additionally, the characters' eyes become blurry after heavily operating the machinery for numerous hours. The blurriness also serves as a symbol to the characters losing sight of the technolog...

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