immigration

What current effects is immigration having in the United States? Who is an immigrant? Why do people immigrate? What is your immigration history?

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//What is life like for people who immigrate?// //What are the effects of immigration?// //How does immigration effect the growth of cities?// //How does immigration spur urban reform?// //How have places changed over time as a result of immigration?//

a.. What is a tenement house? (You may have to search other sites to answer this question)It is housing unit within a larger building. b.. How did immigration lead to the creation of tenement housing? c. What is life like for new immigrants in the early 1900's? It is very tough for new immagrants After arriving to the U.S and getting past Ellis Island they usually move to small and packed tenement housing with many unpleasantries. Also you would work long hours for very little pay children would often not be able to obtain much education due to not being able to afford it or having to go get a job. What is life like in tenement housing?Small, dirty, makeshift, crowded, unpleasant, unsanitary d. What potential obstacles can you forsee for recently arrived immigrants in the early 1900s

The situation on illegal immigration and the American-Mexican border is frieghtening at the least. There are massive illegal smuggling networks bringing people from China, Mexico, Central America to places lik Los Angeles to as far as New York. Thankfully these very intricate organizations have been delt a big blow by ICE.

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