... life. The historical immigration patterns of diverse groups of people reflect trends that are likely to continue. Commencing with the first immigrants in the 1500s up to the mid 1800s most immigrants came from western and northern Europe. During this time period, Africans begin arriving in the early 1600s. In the mid 1800s, Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans started to immigrant. In addition, Mexicans first commence immigrating to the United States in the mid 1880s. Then, in the late ... 1880s, European immigrants from southern and eastern Europe increased to include Italians and Slavs. The...

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