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    mainly lived of the potatoes. This created a great boom of Irish fleeing to America‚ almost 1.7 million from the mid 1840’s to the 1860’s‚ in the hope of getting a brighter future. The majority of these migrated to the Northeast centers. The majority of those who fled the country‚ were often the unskilled peasant workers‚ who saw an opportunity in a new life‚ in America (Rapple) The Irish migrants‚ who made the trip to America‚ often chose to stay in the Northwestern cities‚ and New York City quickly

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    period where America became industrial and urban. Industrialization brought about variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for. While in Ireland the Famine years began and nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States. Irish immigrants were the first big wave of poor refugees ever to arrive in the U.S. Upon arrival in America‚ the Irish found out that with no one to help them‚ they immediately settled into the lowest rung of society. People came to America to reach the

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    and shouldn’t be in his America. But why? What causes this hate and stigma? The most popular belief generalizes immigrants as criminals and thieves but what’s the truth? Interestingly enough‚ research shows that immigrants are less likely to commit a crime than native US citizens. They are so unlikely to commit crimes that out of the 43 million (legal and illegal) immigrants living in the U.S‚ only 1.9 million have been convicted. The Numbers All data proves that immigrants are less likely to commit

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    The Two Sides Of Immigrants Immigrants are people that choose to migrate to our country and resettle into a new life. Unfortunately‚ many of these immigrants are denied legal status and are therefore considered‚ undocumented. Several of them have no choice but to move here because poverty‚violence‚drugs‚ abuse etc. become too much to handle‚ but moving here gives them an opportunity to improve their future and better it for their families. Studies show that around 484‚072 legal people migrate

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    education. Language plays a part in family dispute. As the first generation immigrants‚ parents are usually confined by their teachings in the language and cultural lessons of their mother country while the offspring are ready to make transition to their newly-adopted home. Problems often arise in most mundane circumstances such as calling the bank‚ buying clothes‚ and more. Chang Rae Lee narrates about a personal experience of encountering a bitter argument with his mother as he “was getting more

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    center states: “ in fact there is no question as to the importance of the buying power of undocumented immigrants. the real predictor of wage disparity is not whether someone is an immigrant (regardless of status)‚ it is lack of education. Foreign-born entrepreneurs with startups businesses have been behind 25 percent of these businesses in this country. Three quarters of the undocumented immigrants pay payroll taxes and they contribute $7 billion in Social Security funds annually without the ability

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    One of the best achievements in a young person’s life is be able to obtain their driver’s permit or license. Getting a permit gives a young person opportunity to learn the responsibilities they have to do on the road to be ordered to receive their license. When a teen is given their licences they are able to have some freedom. It is the best feeling in the world when you realize that you can become more independent and not have to beg your parent to drive you to school everyday‚ meet friends‚ or

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    Anne Moody – Coming of Age in Mississippi The autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. Moody chose to start at the beginning - when she was four-years-old‚ the child of poor sharecroppers working for a white farmer. She overcomes obstacles such as discrimination and hunger as she struggles to survive childhood in one of the most racially discriminated states in America. In telling the story of her life‚ Moody

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    of the other students believe? (anaphora) This is exactly what the experience was like for the people who were immigrating to the United States of America during the Gilded Age - the period from the end of the

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