The Huddled Masses And The Myth Of America
The United States has always thought of itself as a nation of immigrants. So why has immigration been such a controversial topic throughout our nation's history?
by Shankar Vedantam
Jan 15, 2018
1 minute
Our airwaves are filled with debates about immigrants and refugees. Who should be in the United States, who shouldn't, and who should decide?
These modern debates often draw upon our ideas about waves of immigration.
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