American Immigration Paradoxes

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A 10 page essay in which the writer argues that when the scope of a discussion on immigration issues ventures beyond the realm of European immigrant experiences, that is, the experience of Irish, Italian or Scandinavian immigrants, one ventures into the realm of multiple paradoxes, wherein the idealism of the nationalistic myth meets with the reality of discrimination and the systematic exclusion that derives primarily from the legacy of slavery. This discussion explores the ramifications of these paradoxes, focusing primarily on the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants. Bibliography lists 2 sources.