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Mistreatment of immigrants nts has been evident in the United States for <br />centuries. The Jewish i migrants, who escaped from Europe due to harassment <br />were persecuted in America because of their religious practices and beliefs. The <br />Irish who rriv d in the 1800's were r looked on as a drain to society because <br />they tools jobs away from Americans. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese <br />Exclusion Act which prevented Chinese from entering America .nd becomin <br />citizens for 10 years. Many immigrants who arrived in Ellis Islarnd. or Angel Island <br />found the lengthy medical exams offensive and shameful. In today's w rld roan <br />immigrants are taken advantage of by con people who tries there into schemes <br />that steal their money and lure them into poverty. <br />Immigration has also hurt our country, especially Illegal immigration. <br />Illegal immigrants crowd American hospitals, receiving medical care they cannot <br />afford. Many criminal illegal Immigrants flee to America to ca p law the l in their <br />home country, and some er n commit tine s in the U.S. Too many immig <br />.n load to disagreements or even fights between ethnicities. Unskilled and <br />uneducated immigrants live in poverty and the. require public assistance. <br />Immigrants also sometimes have little understanding of American culture and <br />daily life like driving, shopping, money manag nt, and filling out pape <br />hi -h can make communication difficult.. Many immigrants can't speak English, <br />therefore more money has to spent in shads to teach the language, which <br />can become challenge for school di is with many immigrants. <br />mmigrati n can help or harm our country. The key is determining which <br />practices will work and only create problems. Legal immigration from <br />2 <br />