1. Immigration in the 19th century was defined by its quantity. With immigration in modern america approaching that of the 19th century it is important to look at how these problems were addressed in then and improving upon the flaws of the earlier system. 2. My topic for immigration was the effect that immigration, specifically in the united states, has on a nations economy. I was not sure when I started researching this is immigration had a net gain or loss to the average American. I found it unexpected that my research pointed to the conclusion that immigration has very little effect on the U.S. economy and that of the average American. This was an option that I hadn't considered and was important to show that most problems do not have binary outcomes. 3. Among the several challenges that Americans faced was social tension and infrastructure. Attempting to have large numbers of ethnically diverse people living such close proximity to one another can lead to social tension. T