Immigration and a Melting Pot of Society

Immigration has been a problem in the United States since before we gained independence from England. Some of the social problems that immigration brought were subcultures within the American culture. Immigrants seemed to migrate together in certain parts of the United States keeping mostly to themselves and their home customs. They distrusted law enforcement and the government and relied only on themselves contrasted to interloping with the communities outside of their scope.

In early colonial time, the make up of the population in North America other than Native Americans had come from Great Britain, at a majority of seventy seven percent. (Kornblum, pg 445) Those who came from other nations were in the minority, such as African Americans, Germans and Dutch. Through time different groups made up different percentages, to whom were the majority from the Chinese in the early 19^th century to the Jews and Roman Catholics in the mid 20^th century. (Kornblum pg 445-447)

Today we have a large immigration of Mexicans and those from the Americas. (Mexico, Canada and Latin America) (Kornblum pg 447)

Through time the issues of immigration have changed but even though changed, these constant changing issues pose a threat to the United States and the way of life that its citizens enjoy.