Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman" by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following question. The people I write about are culturally and politically several hundred years old: consider the history they have witnessed (colonialism, technology, education, liberation, civil war, uprooting). They have shed old identities, taken new ones, and learned to hide scars. They may sell newspapers and clean your offices at night.

When referring to the allusion several hundred years old, what did the author imply about the immigrants in America?

Most immigrants hoped to live long lives in America.
Most immigrants disliked living in America.
Most immigrants felt old because they wanted to go to their homeland.
Most immigrants had experienced so much extreme change and uprooting, they felt like they had witnessed enough change to last several lifetimes.