The Trials of Immigration in America

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America is a very proud country full of spirit and determination. I would dare say we have more pride in our country than people from most any other country in the world. The problem is there are people in other countries that try to corrupt and pollute our way of life. We call these people terrorists, but recently we have found out that these people are really immigrants. This country was founded and populated through immigration. What kind of terror can some simple immigrants cause? That is a great question, but when I bring up the words Mafia, Terror attacks, and Drug Cartels people finally wake up and start to take notice. America needs to take an isolationist stance with the rest of the world. In doing this we will show everyone that America can survive on its own without help and resources from the rest of the world.

On July 4, 1774, a group of British men and women that immigrated to this continent for religious freedom and to get out from under the rule of the King of England created the United States of America. After a long, hard-fought revolutionary war, they were finally free of the rule of England and spread the word come join our democratic freedom. At that time, America was the only country that elected their leader into office and the people constructed a constitution that gave the common people rights, everyone "is created equal," and held the leaders of the country to specific obligations and made sure no one could just take over. People flocked from every country and the great American immigration began. The four major countries at that time that had major immigration numbers were Ireland, Italy, France, and England.

The big problems for American Immigration were the IRA (Irish Republican Army) a...

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