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<p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persecuted">persecuted</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1921, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="viewpoint">viewpoint</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emigration">emigration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="divides">divides</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="Period">Period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1790 <span word="to">to</span> 1861 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1790, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 4,000,000. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1810 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> 5,000 <span word="to">to</span> 6,000 <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1820 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1840 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80,000 <span word="yearly">yearly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="until">until</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1854, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 428,000. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Austria">Austria</span>-<span word="Hungary">Hungary</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</span>.</p>
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