America prides itself on being a country of immigrants – after all, everyone in the United States is the descendant of an immigrant, whether forced and free, unless they are Native American. Americans believe that we offer a place of welcome so much that we emblazoned it onto the Statues of Liberty with those famous lines about the poor, tired, and huddled masses. But like most things in history, the real story is a lot more complicated. The history of those who were turned away at the…
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