Abstract
America was a kaleidoscope of ethnic and cultural groups. The history of the US immigration spans a long period of migration of many different peoples from various parts of the world. One common belief is that America was originally peopled by wanderers from the Northeast Asia about 20,000 years ago. These wanderers were believed by some to be the founding population and eventually, called the ancestors of today's Native Americans. Others believe that the first Americans came from Polynesia, South Asia or even Europe. Thus, it has long been a spirited topic of debate as to who got here first. The mosaic palate of peoples and cultures which represents today's America heightens the intensity of such a debate. Discoveries made by various anthropologists of human remains over the past few decades provide evidence to the fact that long before the Ellis Island opened its doors to welcome those seeking political and religious freedom as well as the "adventurer, the wanderer, the persecuted, the fortune seekers, and others", America presented a mixed bag of cultures.
