Immigration its wrath
Since the first European settlement in the 16th century, The United States of America has been subjected to large waves of immigration. The pilgrims saw in America, a country of great opportunities and religious freedom. In addition, the land of “milk and honey” was contemplated as a safe haven for those trying to escape persecution in their country. As the charter business continued to develop, traveling became more accessible to an even larger number of individuals worldwide. The lack of rules and regulations were a catalyst for America’s increasing population. As a result of this rapid growth, new and more restricted immigration laws were introduced in 1965. I will come back to this point in one of the segments below.
Immigrations have a tendency to generate minority groups. These groups are often the targets of oppression and abuse. For a long period of time African and Native Americans were disregarded by the US government, however in 19th century with the …show more content…
In 1930, the commander in chief Rafael Leonidas Trujillo also known as “el jefe” took power over in the Dominican Republic and ruled the country for over thirty years in one of the most atrocious dictatorships ever seen. The Dominican Republic, which was already dealing with a political and economic crisis of its own, suffered as well from the ramifications of the events transpiring in the United States. Once Trujillo was assassinated in 1961, the situation of the country became unstable. The main source of income was agriculture and without steady buyers and investors, the importation and exportation of goods was the greatest challenge of all. As the political and economic conditions became unbearable, there was only one thought in the minds of most Dominicans: “immigration is the solution to all our problems”. Consequently, a large-scale migration began from the Dominican Republic to the United