Read the excerpt from "How the Imm Ellis Island in 1907 Compare to Arrivals Today": Only about
half of immigrants spoke English when they entered the
country in 1907 (for comparison, 84 percent of immigrants in
2017 spoke English). They were also less educated and less
skilled than immigrants today. Only 1.3 percent held a
professional occupation, such as lawyer, teacher, engineer or
doctor. The largest portion of immigrants were manual
laborers who might work in warehouses or perform outdoor
tasks like woodchopping, Nearly a quarter were machine
operators who might drive delivery trucks or work at a laundry
service.
What can you infer about modern immigration from this
excerpt?
English is a required class for students in other countries who plan
to come to America
College degrees increase the chances of getting a visa to come to
America
More people hold professional occupations after arriving in
America
Manuel labor is not an approved occupation for people coming to
America