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A 10 page exploration of the history and policy of U.S. Immigration from the 1800's to present. Emphasis is placed upon Mexican, Cuban, and Haitian immigrants; the demands American's put on new immigrants to assimilate; xenophobia; and the cultural and economic factors which shape our immigration policies. Bibliography includes five references.
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governments. Poverty, disease, floods, war, starvation are the catalysts. When they arrive to this "Land of Plenty", what do they find? First they are often exposed
to a language they have never spoken. To get assistance in such questions as "Where is the bathroom?" they must go through translators or stumble through foreign language dictionaries.
They oftentimes meet an American people who are callused to the fate of their neighbors. They are expected to assimilate. To forget their own languages and customs
and to make an overnight transformation into perfect English and a manner of dress that blends in well in on the streets of either Miami, Ohio or Miami, Florida.
They are expected to be normal, like us. Forget their way of worship, forget their traditional foods and most importantly, forget anything that could distinguish them from their next
door neighbors. That is what we expect. Total and complete assimilation into the American culture. What we get however is culturally diverse people. People who dont want
to relinquish their cultural identity, people who like the sound of their own languages and the taste of their own food. Therefore there is often a great deal of
suffering and difficulty adjusting associated with Immigration. Even the relief of being removed from whatever hardship that brought them here is often not enough to overcome the extreme sense
of isolation that they are exposed to. Many immigrants choose to settle in ethnic neighborhoods that are made up primarily of other members of their traditional cultures. This
allows them to move in and out of mainstream American culture as they choose. With the advent of computers, increased world travel, the media, and other factors which
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