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Gold quickly became an economic boom in the west and led to an increase in
immigration from?

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The immigrant groups were equally diverse, coming from Mexico, China, France, Germany, Russia, Ireland, Italy, the West Indies, and even as far away as Australia. The gold rush attracted 30,000 immigrants from France alone.
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