Since the birth of America, the United States has been a place of hopes and dreams for the downtrodden trapped by poverty, famine, and political instability in their homelands. These masses have historically turned to the United States as a way to make a better life for themselves and their families, but these people have not always found the lives they dreamed of making in the United States. The United States has a rather shameful …showed first 75 words of 2811 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2811 total…many ways. Hopefully one day a solution will be reached. The United States has done some terrible things to the people who have come to this country looking for a better life. The plight of the Chinese, Irish, and Mexican immigrants has happened to other cultures that have immigrated to America, but the situation for many of these immigrants has dramatically improved over the recent years, and with hope the future will bring more improvement.