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…--it's proof that cheap tech and democratic capitalism now touch more people. As an American, I'm not as comfortable making that argument. Not when U.S. immigration policy is misguidedly slanted toward unskilled workers and tipped against the talented…

…Lee Iacocca, born Lido Iacocca on October fifteenth 1924, was the son of an Italian immigrant named Nicola Iacocca. He had one sister named Antonette. The family lived in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His father was some what of an entrepreneur…

…of the population being of Roman Catholic faith. Spanish colonists, along with those from other regions of South America, settled the country from the 16th century on through the 18th century. Immigrants from European countries like Italy and Germany settled the central…

…, Portuguese settlers, and African slaves, which produced a society of racial and ethnic complexity. The ethnic mix between these three groups, along with other European peoples who immigrated to Brazil, has contributed to some distinctly Brazilian cultural forms…

…for immigrants to come into the country and along with the immigrants come the drug problems in the U.S. These countries, especially Cuba and the Bahamas, are some of the best places to smuggle drugs into the U.S. because of their location to us and their resentment…

…marijuana, however, did not begin until the 1920s, during a very intolerant time period of America’s history where the prohibition of alcohol was being considered. The first marijuana users happened to be the same users of opiate, mainly immigrants. Because…

…of opportunity and hope. American nation needed a labor force and allowed many immigrants to flock to eastern seaboard cities. Unfortunately this led to overcrowding of these cities, which was the case with New York. Immigrants who could hardly stay alive lived…

…of the Pacific Ocean in the west. There was infrastructure, like railroads, connecting the entire country. The most recent census taken at the time said that there were no more undeveloped lands on which new immigrants could settle. This began the U.S. looking toward…

…abilities served me well in his lifelong career as the representative of American labor. In 1864 I the Cigar Makers' National Union Local 15, and, although only fourteen, I was eager to begin working for change. The European immigrants pouring into New York…

…dreams.' (Hergenhan 1988, p170). The image of 'Australian-ness' as fair-minded and egalitarian is also challenged by the attitudes towards the Aborigines and non-Anglo immigrants, especially the Chinese. There was hatred and fear of others, anyone who did…