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How Have Americans Responded to Immigration?

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Weighing the Evidence

You will see documents that may give you some indication of whether or not immigration was welcomed in the United States at different times. Be sure to click on the Details icon to explore the entire document. Pay attention to the dates to understand the time period covered.

Analyze each document and move it to to the scale according to how strongly you think it supports one side or the other.

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