... that immigration is as old as America itself. Immigration traces back as far as the 1500's when the West faced the coming of the Spanish. At that time, the Americas had been settled by the Indians, who were soon threatened by the first immigrants of America. These ... Spanish conquerors threatened to undermine the culture of the Indians as well as their way of life. Evidently, immigration started from the beginning of ... search of a better life and soon, word got out on how great things were in America. The job recruiters form America hung posters and told stories about free land, a l...

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... 's journal article, What is an American, he states his definition of an American. He says, "An American is English or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par ... afraid. They are not afraid that their history, their religion, their beliefs, will be overrun, or forgotten. That is because they know they are free to hold to hold to their religion, their beliefs, their history, as each of them choose (Ferrara, par10)." Peter Ferr...

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