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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I was thinking more of the British and French as they colonized in the 1700s. But the Irish, although persecuted, still those with money got farther. It was more expensive to go to America then to Canada. It's similar to today. If you're Syrian you have to pay to get on the boat to flee, otherwise you're stuck and probably dead.
So I don't think immigration has changed much over the centuries. You need money to go anywhere. My dad paid off someone to get on a boat.
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A lot of migration was done via indentured servitude. If you didn’t have the money to pay for a spot you worked it off when you got here. It’s illegal now but still happens, unfortunately.