There were fifty six signers of the Declaration Of Independence. Eighteen of them were of non english stock. Eight were first generation immigrants. John F Kennedy once said “ Once I thought to write a book on the history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history” (JFK, Pg23). Research shows That the nation has been holding together better now than it was back in the day. People are starting to come together and work as a whole to make are nation better.
“One of the things that it stands for is this vexing notion that a great nation can consist entirely of refugees from other nations, that people of different, even warring religions and cultures can live, if not side by side, then on either side of the country’s Chester Avenue” (Quindlen, Pg 15). Today the citizens of the united states have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack. Terrorism has led to devastation. The United States has become more sociable and works better together than …show more content…
Immigration is one of those different parts, but it has affected America in many ways. Although we are made of many parts and we have many different opinions on many different things, America is finally learning to come together as a nation. We used to be a nation that believed because you were a different color or because you were a woman you couldn’t do certain things like vote. Now we are a nation that is coming together to face these problems and get equality for everyone. America has many different parts it is made up of, but we learn to put the differences aside and work