This meme refers specifically to immigration in 1820 when 151,000 immigrants came into the United States. During the 1800s the United States welcomed the majority of people and helped them get off to a good start, for example giving them land. The huge number of immigrants also demonstrates how desired living in the United States was at the time; many wanted to come to America in hope of a better life. It was during this time that the base of today’s population (the immigrants then) came into the U.S. These were the immigrants who helped form and change the United States, being major contributors to the currents success and world status of the country.