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... What tempted many immigrants to come to America were the promises of high paying jobs and unlimited riches. ... This all ties together all the reasons immigrants came to America, a job, money, and a new life. Many immigrants who came to America had to leave their family behind because it was too expensive to bring family at first. ... But the worst part about it was immigrants were cramped under the decks of the ship were they could barely move because there were so many of them. Let’s just say that this trip over to America was long and uncomfortable for the immigrants. ... Immigrants were kept at this facility for weeks and weeks. ... “Immigrants arrived in staggering numbers-over 6 million between 1877 and 1890, some 30 million by 1920. ... These tenement houses were often described as dirty, cramped little rooms that has as many as 18 immigrants had to stay together. ... Disease became a big problem for many immigrants living in slums and tenements. ... Manure from these animals covered the streets this made it very easy for immigrants to come in contact with. ... For example the law didn’t govern what the bosses of the immigrants were allowed as far as labor and pay. If the immigrants didn’t want to work or didn’t want to do certain jobs they didn’t get paid, thus they couldn’t live unless they did what the bosses said. ... The Chinese immigrants, who came, came to work and earn money. These Chinese immigrants offered to work for less money then the American workers did. ... Italians were generally submissive to others because they came to the United States after numerous other immigrants. ... This problem plagued of Italian immigrants because they rely on their wheeling and dealing skills to run successful racketeering “businesses”. ... It brings about a sense of apathy, by making the reader think about how our immigrants lived in such depreciating conditions.
Approximate Word count = 1589
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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