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Shawna
Ms. Singh
Composition II
09 January 2005
Immigration
Throughout time people have been immigrating for reasons afar. In search of what or why I might ask brings upon many controversial issues. How a person chooses to immigrate is totally dependent upon what kind of opportunities are at hand. There are a very few immigrants who immigrate to places where connections are absent.
Majority of immigration happens for economic reasons. Wage Levels vary in different countries. Someone from a third world country may have a higher standard of living in a more developed country than in his or her original country. I think that sometimes the economic pressure of migrating is so high that even if legal means restricted people immigrate no matter what their legal status. Another reason people immigrate is for flight from persecution. Many criminals commit crimes in their own countries and then flee to another......

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