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Illegal immigration is seen by some as a net loss and a drain on our American society as a whole. Nativist sentiment today has led to our current immigration debate, putting the lives of nearly 20 million illegal immigrants in this country into uncertainty. The funny thing is that people held the same views over a century ago when millions of immigrants came to the United States from all over the world. These immigrants faced rejection and hardship on a daily basis from the country that had accepted them as well as native-born Americans who wanted them out. However, despite all of this difficulty, these people defined the American melting pot and created the nation that we know today. “The Immigration Debate in a Historical Perspective.” is an in depth examination of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th century which strives to compare this period with our current debate and to place it in it's proper historical perspective. We shouldn't view new immigration as a threat or a drain on our society but rather a new wave in the growth and development of our nation and the people who inhabit it.