immigration1

             A PROPOSED SOLUTION TO A GROWING PROBLEM?
             With a quick glance around any busy area in America today, one would notice the many different races of people. Almost everyone who now resides in the United States is a descendant of an immigrant from another country. During the 1900-1920s, people migrated to the states by the thousands. At that time, the major port of entrance was Ellis Island. Immigrants were made to take a 29 question test that included things like name, age, sex, and if they were literate or not ("Ellis Island" sec 2.). It is estimated that between 1892 and 1954, 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island. Today, more than 40 percent, or over 100 million, of all living Americans can trace their roots to an ancestor through Ellis Island ("Ellis Island" sec.1). The Ellis Island port was then closed due to heavy migration into America.
             Immigrants came to the United States for many of the same reasons they do today; many want the chance to become wealthy, or to create a better life for their family then the one they had in their own country. Others seek freedom, freedom of speech and life. While the American government agrees that others should be allowed the chance to live in America and benefit from a free society, it is harder to support the economy with the number of immigrants growing larger each year (Schrader).
             Today, the United States government allows only a certain number of immigrants to apply for residency in the states. In order to receive a visa, an applicant may need to wait for years. While some immigrants apply for residency and abide by the laws of the United States, others illegally enter the states in many ways.
             In the process of legal immigration, one must apply for permission to either visit the states or to reside in America. Visas, green cards, or resident alien passes may be given to immigrants who apply. After the process, which includes a wait list, they are given a ...

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