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We call this ____________________ , and the people who move to a new country to live there are known as immigrants .
____________________ themselves from their homes , farms , and jobs was an ____________________ process .
Many immigrants ____________________ war and violence . Sometimes they move to new countries to avoid ____________________ and poverty .
These push and pull factors acted together to ____________________ the millions of immigrants who found their way to the United States during this period .
Immigrants had to ____________________ with difficult roads and oceans , often in cramped and uncomfortable quarters .
Immigration to the United States in the early part of the eighteenth century was fairly ____________________ , but this would change throughout the century .
To cope with this responsibility , the government developed a formalized method for ____________________ immigrants as they arrived .
They would be ____________________ to a medical examination , have their documents inspected , and most were then released to gather their luggage and purchase or pick up train tickets .
Others were rejected for being ( or suspected of being ) ____________________ or criminals .
Even though it has only increased over time , immigration has become a ____________________ topic in the 21st century .