U.S. Immigration

Facts on U.S. Immigration

A lot of American citizens think immigration is a major problem here in the United States. Do you think so?
Immigration is the act of going to a foreign country to live. Immigrants who flee their country because of hardships are known as refugees.
People leave their homelands and move to a different country for many different reasons. Some emigrate for adventure, or to avoid starvation, yet others wish to escape terrible family hardships. However, the main reason has almost always been economic opportunity.
In just the 1980’s, millions of refugees fled from warfare in Afghanistan, Iran, Uganda, Southeast Asia, and Central America. From the late 1700’s to the 1860’s, Britain transported prisoners to Australia to relieve overcrowding in British jails (World Book 80).
Before 1920, about 30% of all immigrants returned to their native lands that had lived in the United States. Now only about 15% return home.
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