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…compatible with the existence of a unified republic”. His vision of American pluralism is as multifaceted as is the pluralism itself. Firstly, Walzer argues the need to maintain the openness of immigration and to oppose government policies targeted…

…realities of the immigrant experience, but was one of the earliest published works that presents that experience from an Asian American perspective. Bulosan, a writer and labor activist, is also considered a hero in the struggle for justice for immigrant…

…. The Gilded Age was a time of inventions and reform, resulting in large numbers of immigrants and huge cities filled with skyscrapers. Men such as Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, and Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, gave the nation…

…of these same features, I still believe it is a nation-state. Nationality is a belief in a common ethnic ancestry. I believe that the United States does not have a common ancestry. Almost everyone is not a true American and has had ancestors immigrate here from…

…, "Morale was high... companies would sing", their journey ahead is exciting and will be rewarding, and their situation requires them to aspire for some thing. This is concurrent with emotions felt by Peter's immigrant's in 'Crossing the Red Sea', whereby…

…Industrialism Changed Ways... When Industrialism was introduced to the United States it was a big thing for everyone, from the rich to the immigrants, but also had its down falls. During this time there was a lot new of technology was introduced to them…

…by the most vulnerable and oppressed layers of society, the often faceless individuals who do the work we find ourselves 'above' doing for ourselves: cab drivers, prostitutes, hotel workers, illegal and 'undocumented' immigrants. With the main character and many…

…Throughout history many new civilizations have been established separate from the leading power at the time. This fact holds true during the colonial period of history as well. The main reason for immigration to America was that it offered new…

…Many settlers traveled to the West in the hope of becoming rich, acquiring free land, and securing new job opportunities. Settlers included Americans looking for a better life, as well as immigrants willing to work for low wages and dangerous conditions…

…at times, it has been a positive experience for the migrant inhabitants living in Australia. The 'White Australia Policy' was a policy based on preserving the racial purity of all British stock in Australia. It began in 1901, when the Commonwealth Immigration…