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About this Stepping stone:
About this Stepping stone:
In this stepping stone, we will learn about immigration in the 1890s-1920s.
Immigration:
Immigration:
To travel into a country with the purpose of permanently living there.
To travel into a country with the purpose of permanently living there.
Why Immigration?
Why Immigration?
There are many benefits associated with immigration. Primarily, immigrants choose to leave their home country in order to improve their quality of life. Economic reasons for immigrating include:
seeking higher wage rates
better employment opportunities
a higher standard of living
educational opportunities
It is also common for immigrants to leave their home country to escape from:
poverty
religious persecution
oppression
ethnic cleansing
genocide
wars
political structure (dictatorship).
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