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In the late nineteen hundreds and the early twenty hundreds immigrants from around the world would attempt to come to the United States. Many people were against immigrants coming into the United States while some people were for immigration. Immigrants that tried to come to the United States had a very difficult time because of the restricts.While immigrants are giving to the US while they are here, the US made it difficult for immigrants to come in. As said from UShistory.com “immigrants contributed more to taxes than they cost in the country and they increase the income of the United States residents”.While people in the US say that Immigrants are taking away from the US they are actually helping the US with giving people more money. …show more content…
Which is like the Immigrants paying the US back in small amounts. Next, most immigrants that come to the United States come here for education or for safety, but to get in the US you have to take a reading test. In the picture in document D, there is a sign that say’s “free Education free land…”. For the immigrants that come to the US some are coming here to get an education but, most cannot get in because they cannot read, which is why they are coming here. Even for the immigrants that are trying to escape from danger and come here for safety they all can not because they do not know how to read. Also, in Document B it say’s “In this bill it is purposed to turn away from tests of character and of quality and impose tests which exclude and restrict; for the new tests here embodied are not tests of quality or of character or of personal fitness, but testa of opportunity” These tests do not should what they could be but they show what they are not. By giving these people that do not know how to read is not going to help then it is only going to destroy their chance of getting in this country and to be safe and get an education. However, Immigration restriction are a good thing because without the restriction there would be a lot more

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