s I reign and the Anglican Bishops. Led by John Winthrop and nourished by their dream to find an untouched region where they could live according to the Bible they left England and crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 1620. Arrived at the New World they settled the region of todays Salem, Cambridge and Boston in 1630.Other suppressed and persecuted groups came to America and settled to make their dream come true.1.2 The American DreamAll immigrants had one thing in common: They were all nourished by the American Dream.Centuries before Americas rediscovery people had dreamt of an ideal world. Just when peoples circumstances of life were interefered by the industrialization in the early 19th century people turnded towards the New Wordl across the Atlantic Ocean and could name their dream that was projected onto America. The catchword American Dream can be variously interpreted and in fact it has never been really defined. In my opinion it has been always used in connection with the New World, a place where everone is regarded equal independent on social status or circumstances. This much is certain American Dream means to live in liberty and affluence and to have unrestricted opportunities and equal chances. That is also the reason why immigrants were lured by the New World. They all came because of their serious circumstances of life. Some were looking for labor, some for refuge because of persecution or they fled from starvation or wars.1.3 HispanicsHispanics are difficult to define as a group but by the term Hispanics you normaly understand a Spanish speaking ethnic group. There are approximately 17 different subgroups. The largest subgroup are Mexican American 63.3%, followed by Puerto Rican 10.6% , Cuban 4.2%, Central and South American 14.4% and other subgroups 7.4%. (www.nclr.org)According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census decennial census and population projections it is expected that Hispanics will outstrip the Blacks ...
