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To protect their freedoms and property.
As described in NewsRepulic, During the Guided age, as defined by author Mark Twain, during the 1870's in big cities, like Boston, Chicago, New York, Cleveland, corruption was prevalent. The new immigrants, who were mainly looked upon as the least employable, the bottom of the social status, and of little value. They were someone who is new to the country, lacking in language skills, and someone who has come here to take your job. So, for them to assimilate, to survive, many immigrants were forced to join together to provide support the local political bosses. In exchange for their loyalty and votes, the new immigrants were provided, a chance for jobs, housing, help in naturalization, business licenses, assistance in the courts and a voice in the community.
Some countries, require that you, as a foreigner, when you travel, hire a health insurance. If not, they will not grant your visa.
Of course, you can travel without health insurance and nothing can happen. But the purpose of paying a health insurance for the time that you are in a foreign country is that it covers the costs of sudden and unexpected illness or injurt.
In the majority of the cases, health insurance covers out-patient care, in patient treatment, emergency dental treatment and repatriation
As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare.
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