The United States has long been perceived as a land of opportunity for immigrants. Yet, both in the past and today, US natives have expressed concern that immigrants fail to integrate into US society and lower wages for existing workers. This paper reviews the literatures on historical and contemporary migrant flows, yielding new insights on migrant selection, assimilation of immigrants into US economy and society, and the effect of immigration on the labor market.
If slaves were counted in the South's population, then the South would have a lot more people in their population than the North. The North doesn't want that to happen.
The economic doctrine in which the English government's control of colonial trade is of supreme importance for ensuring the prosperity and security of England.
In the English colonies, large coastal cities never held more than roughly 10 percent of the population
These large coastal cities had a longer growing season and soil which was rich enough to grow cash crops. Their strategic location allowed them to export grains and import goods from England.