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Summary of Immigration to the U.S?

It's been the defining characteristic of America since before our country, even
began, so it's important to remind ourselves of our rich history... of where we all
came from to create this one-of-a-kind melting pot of people that is the United
States in the 21st century. The first successful colony in America was established in
1607 in Jamestown, Virginia by English settlers. But, these first Europeans arrived
in a land that was already home to other people.

To indigenous, Native Americans who thousands of years before had crossed over
a land bridge from Siberia into what's now the state of Alaska. They were the first
explorers of this beautiful land, and they would spread throughout the entire
continent and throughout central and southern America too.

Native Americans thrived by harnessing the power of nature, and over time, they
formed into many distinct groups, each with their own languages and cultures.

Then, in 1492, as legend has it, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and
arrived in the Bahamas and immediately encountered a group of these indigenous
people called the Arawak. The Arawak were curious and friendly, but Columbus
was filled with greed, and took some of them, a prisoner, demanding they show
him where the gold they were wearing came from.

Now, the Native Americans were so easy going and poorly armed compared to
these Europeans - who had modern weaponry like metal-forged swords and armor,
and even guns - that Columbus said, "I could conquer the whole of them with 50
men, and govern them as I pleased."
And that's exactly what he, and other Spanish conquistadors who came after him,
did.

They vanquished indigenous group after an indigenous group with cunning and
sheer brutality and got a lot of help from diseases like smallpox that moved ahead
of them and just wiped the natives out. "When smallpox was taken to the new
world nobody in the new world had ever seen a disease like this before. So the
number of people who were susceptible was much greater.

There was no natural immunity, so the number of people who could contract the
disease and then spread, and the number of people to receive it once it's been
spread was much higher."

"Some scholars think there may have been a population of 20 million native
Americans and the vast majority, perhaps 95%, were killed by old world diseases.

A continent virtually emptied of its people. Once word of the discovery of the New
World spread throughout the Old World - the kingdoms and empires of Europe -
many people began to plan journeys of their own across the Atlantic Ocean.

Starting around 1620, tens of thousands of British, German and Dutch - but mostly
British Puritans - came to North America to escape religious persecution, or to
search for better opportunities, or simply for an adventure.

The Puritans spread throughout New England in the northeast, the Dutch settled
along the Hudson River in New York and established rich, successful trading posts
and cities like New Amsterdam (which we now call New York City).

English Quakers established the Pennsylvania colony and its commercial center,
Philadelphia. the population breakdown of the country around 1790, shortly after
the colonies' hard-won war of independence with the British and the adoption of
the American constitution, which made the country of the United States official.

Compare green card holders and citizenship in the

U.S.
 The similarities:
 - Both lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and U.S. citizens
(citizenship) enjoy many of the same rights:
+ The legal right to live and work in the United States.
+ Own or rent property in the U.S.
+ Apply for a driver’s license.
+ Go to public schools and colleges.
+ Get bank accounts.
+Get a social security number, which you will need to apply for a job.
- Also, both green card holders and U.S. citizens must have duties:
+ File federal and state income tax returns.
+ Register with the Selective Service if you are a man between the ages
of 18 and 25.
 The differences:
- Besides the similarities, there are some fundamental differences about
definition, rights and responsibilities between the two:

Name Green card holders

(Lawful permanent residents)
Contents
Definition Lawful permanent residents,
also known as legal permanent
residents, and informally known
as green card holders,
are immigrants under
the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA),
with rights, benefits,
and privileges to reside in
the United States permanently. It
is an immigration process for
becoming a citizen. Therefore,
most people who are green card
holders eventually become
citizens.
Right to People have a right to stay in the
Stay in the United States indefinitely,
United provided that they do not engage
States in a deported action.
Citizenship (U.S citizens)
Citizenship of the United States is
a status that entails specific rights,
duties and benefits. Citizenship is
understood as a "right to have
rights" since it serves as a
foundation of fundamental rights
derived from and protected by the
Constitution and laws of the
United States, such as the right to
freedom of expression, vote, due
process, live and work in the
United States, and to receive
federal assistance.
-People have an unqualified right to
stay in the United States.
-People will no longer be subject to
the grounds of deportation.
Right to - People are authorized to work
Work in the in the United States.People can
United hold almost any job you please.
States - However, there are many
government jobs they will not be
eligible for and they would not
be able to hold a public office in
most cases.
Right to - People may travel abroad, but
Travel you must take care to maintain
Abroad their residency status.
- However, the trips that last for
less than one year are usually
okay, but longer trips could hurt
your green card status.
Right to People must not live abroad.
Live They must maintain your home
Abroad in the United States. If they
move abroad, they risk their
residency being considered
abandoned.
Right to -People will have rights to
Obtain certain forms of public
Public assistance. However, their
Assistance eligibility may be greatly
and Benefits limited.
This will depend on how long
you have been in the U.S. and
how much money you make.
Right to People may petition for certain
Petition for relatives to come to the United
Relatives to States. These relatives include
Enter the their spouse and their unmarried
United children.
States
Right to Permanent residents cannot vote
Vote in Federal elections nor in many
People can have any job they are
qualified for U.S citizens can run
for public office and can apply for
all sorts of government jobs.
People are eligible for a U.S.
passport and are free to travel
abroad as often and for as long as
you would like.
People are free to move to another
country for as long as they’d like
without losing any rights here in
the United States.
U.S. citizens are immediately
eligible for all forms of aid on both
the federal and state levels, so long
as they meet the other
requirements.
-U.S citizens can petition for even
more relatives than a permanent
resident can.
-They can petition for his or her
spouse, children, parents, and
siblings, their husbands or wives,
unmarried children under age 21
and their parents, are considered
“immediate relatives”
U.S citizens can vote in all
elections.
 state or local elections.

 Additionally, U.S citizens have to be required to serve on a jury or in the

military when called for duty while Green card holders (Lawful
permanent residents)don’t.