A Nation Of Immigrants And The United States Of America

A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS The Ways that Immigration has Shaped and Benefited the United States of America Scott Williams US History Plato Unit Activity Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... -- Emma Lazarus (from the poem The New Colossus) These words by Emma Lazarus, inscribed on a plaque on the Statue of Liberty, strike a chord of yearning for freedom in the minds of suffering yet hopeful people, and invoke a picture of the United States meeting the immigrant with open arms. The United States is often called a nation of immigrants, and yet US history reveals many examples of anti-immigrant sentiment, actions, and legal restrictions. Which is true --that America is a nation of immigrants or that it is a nation that does not support immigration? www.nps.gov Is America a country of immigrants or is it a country that is essentially anti-immigrant? AMERICA, A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS Based on its history, it can be argued that the United States is itself composed of immigrants; thus, to put limits on immigration would be to contradict its own existence. Immigration has been critical to the history of the United States and has contributed significantly to the country in many ways. In addition, I maintain that the forward progress and strength of America as a country depends on, and benefits from, an immigrant population. Type equation here. ...we are and always will be a Every American who ever lived, nation of immigrants. 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