"Before the creation of the welfare state, immigrants who came to this country were for the most part attracted by America’s reputation as a land of freedom and opportunity. Laws and customs that then prevailed required immigrants to carve out their individual destinies by their own labor, perseverance, intelligence, and determination." | Quote by: | |
Source: | Six Great Immigrants, The New American, February 19, 1996, p. 47. |
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