In the late 19th century, people from many parts of the world immigrated to the United States for different reasons: famine, lack of jobs, rising taxes, or because they were politically or religiously persecuted. In fact, U.S.A. was perceived as the land of freedom and economic opportunity. At the beginning, the federal government left immigration policy to individual states but then, it decided to regulate the increasing influx of immigrants....
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