Immigration into the United States of America : impact and attitudes (from the 17th century to the recent period)‎

Abstract EN

Immigration into the United States of America fluctuated and became a serious issue.

Different push and pull reasons resulted in the arrival of many immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, at the country.

Although the immigrants benefited the American society, their inflow brought about a threat of unemployment, security, and of the loss of the American identity.

The government attitudes towards immigration have changed over time, affected by the public reaction, the number of immigrants, and by their impact.

This paper is concerned with immigration into the United States of America from the early seventeenth century to the recent period, and with its economic, intellectual, political, and cultural impact on society.

It is also an attempt to analyze the U.S.

attitudes towards immigrants and how these attitudes changed throughout immigration period.

The method used in this paper is qualitative and quantitative.