British imperialism and "divine authority" lead to the violent theft of land from the Native Americans and the creation of the Thirteen British Colonies in the new Americas. Over time immigration into the new colonies gave way to expansionism and ultimately the less than peaceful "colonization" of what is now known as the United States.

Violence and deception has been at the heart of the present United States with every turn filled with violent assimilation of cultures from around the world; each culture adopting the attitude of those that came before them; the United States is an exclusive club to which none can enter without prejudice and painful assimilation.

When emigration slows, and cheap labor is needed, the United States foreign policy results in what is commonly termed, the BRAIN DRAIN.

THE FOLLOWING OUTLINES THE IMMIGRATION OF VARIOUS CULTURES INTO THE UNTIED STATES AND BULLET POINTS FOR SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS EXPERIENCED ON THEIR PATH TO BECOMING AMERICANS.