Immigration, Migration and Organization Discussion

Instructions: 

Read the following Discussion question carefully, then submit an original answer.  Your answer should be at least a few sentences to a paragraph in length.  There is no "right" or "wrong" answer, but your opinion should be well-reasoned and based on fact.  (no references needed) this is just an opinion...

Does history really "repeat itself?";  How was the immigration situation in the late nineteenth century similar to today?  How was it different?  Are there parallels in issues such as assimilation, economic competition, and nativism as well?