SOC 119 Lecture 4: Journal three SOC 119
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The united states is commonly known as an immigrant nation. This is due to the fact that everybody, with native americans as the exception, is either an immigrant or can trace their family history back to those who originally came from somewhere else. The legacy of immigration to the united states is extremely complex, transformative, and as well as pluralistic. The first large wave of immigrants to the united states took place at the turn of the twentieth century when the overwhelming majority of immigrants came from the european countries (although not all immigrants originated from here). The turn of the twentieth century marked a period in which the united states saw it"s biggest wave of immigrants ever in the history of the country. Most, but not all, of these immigrants came from the european countries such as germany, england, ireland, People came to america with the goal of improving their lives, primarily economically.
