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Glowing reports from earlier arrivals who made good reinforced the notion that in .
America, the streets were paved with gold' [www.bergen.org] as well as offerings of .
religious and political freedom. America was hyped up in many countries as land of .
opportunity'. .
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The nation's changing demographic profile has important and social implications. .
Immigration is transforming the U.S Asian and Hispanic populations. Hispanics from .
Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador and other central and South American countries have .
created communities alongside well- established Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban .
communities. The Asian population was predominately Japanese, Filipino and Chinese .
just two decades ago but at the century's end, Asian American with roots in India, .
Vietnam, or Korea outnumbers Japanese American. .
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Today, almost 70,000 foreigners arrive in the United States'. [Martin, Philip. .
Immigration to the U.S] these include business travelers, tourist, and foreign workers. .
Approximately 2,200 arrivals are immigrations or refugees who have been invited to .
become permanent residents of the U.S'. Also, there are about 5,000 foreigners who .
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make unauthorized entries. Almost one million foreigners come to the United States each .
year, which is about 30% of the population growth .
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Advantages .
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American cities have long been celebrated as melting pots' of diversity between .
ethic and racial groups. They are the entry pot of most immigrants, who have a .
significant impact on the tourism industry, relationship with other countries, college .
enrollment which consist of spending lots of foreign currency in the U.S which leads to .
the contribution to the economy by doing well and setting up businesses. There are nearly .
6 million immigrants entering the United States in the 1990's. .
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Many immigrants who enter the United States are people with extraordinary .
ability; scientist, diplomats, ambassadors and professors.
