GIVING BRAINLIEST PL Coming to America Immigrant: A person who travels to another country in order to live and work there. Immigration to America began hundreds of years ago, the moment those famous explorers set foot in the “new world” and set up colonies. A lot has happened since then! The colonies grew bigger and eventually started their own country. (Maybe you’ve heard of it… It’s called the United States of America.) The U. S. was pretty amazing, so more people came, and more people, and more … There’s a reason why America is sometimes called a “melting pot.” Over the years, Americans have come from everywhere! Choose one of the links and listen to immigrants tell their own stories about leaving their homelands and becoming newcomers in America. Question(s): Choose one immigrant’s story. Why did this person decide to move to the United States?