America started attracting immigrants long before it became a country. Already in the late 1600s and early 1700s, there were newcomers from Germany, Ulster, France, etc. What made them immigrants? They willingly moved to a place, in this case colonies, that had been established and settled by others.

To succeed, they roughly assimilated to the societal structure that welcomed them. That was the optimal solution in a growing nation clearly primed to take immigrants.

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