From its earliest days to present, America had always been a nation of immigrants. Immigration in the US is a very controversial issue in which included in all political, economical, social American issues and aspects. The earliest days of Colonial Era is when the first Europeans, led by the Spanish and French, had begun establishing settlements in what would become the United States. Most of immigrants who settled at this time came in search freedom to practice their faith such as the group of pilgrims that fled religious persecution in Europe and established a colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, while others came seeking economic freedom. Another group of immigrants that arrived against their will in that colonial Era were
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Weiner mentions is the old immigration Era (1830-1860): Beside the British and Northern European people, Weiner discusses two major groups of people that came from different countries during this Era. The first group of people who came in big numbers was the Irish who were the majority that settled in urban areas and big cities such as New York. Most of them came in escape from starvation, British oppression and other terrible conditions within their country. Weiner discusses the Irish main advantages and disadvantages upon their arrival. First great advantage was their well knowing of the English language, secondly their great ability of doing hard physical work, thirdly their great sense of knowing that their hard work would do an important social mobility within the country. The disadvantages which Weiner mentions are; 1) they were a large group of Catholics who arrived in millions. 2) These people were seen as America’s enemies who would undermine the base of the Americanism system. They joined the political system and helped people get elected, get food for starving people, place to live, also jobs for relatives. They had created a system in which all of them worked hard in order to survive. However their system were viewed by Americans 3) as a system based on favors, corruption, and delivery of …show more content…
Germans had the disadvantage of not knowing English, however they had many great advantages. First they knew many different industries, one of the most important industries was farming as they had the knowledge of farming gained from their work at the villages and farms they used to live in. While Americans were deserting lands by that time, Germans had worked hard on irrigating these land and turning them into a wonderful western vegetable lands. Another German Background industry was brewing in which they worked hard on spreading Breweries to New York and eventually to the eastern part. Germans also know the advantage of “Brick Making” in which they used in building houses, stores, churches, and playing areas for kids in different places in New York. The German system was much more accepted than the Irish one because of its similarity to the American system thus appreciated by the
Weiner mentions is the old immigration Era (1830-1860): Beside the British and Northern European people, Weiner discusses two major groups of people that came from different countries during this Era. The first group of people who came in big numbers was the Irish who were the majority that settled in urban areas and big cities such as New York. Most of them came in escape from starvation, British oppression and other terrible conditions within their country. Weiner discusses the Irish main advantages and disadvantages upon their arrival. First great advantage was their well knowing of the English language, secondly their great ability of doing hard physical work, thirdly their great sense of knowing that their hard work would do an important social mobility within the country. The disadvantages which Weiner mentions are; 1) they were a large group of Catholics who arrived in millions. 2) These people were seen as America’s enemies who would undermine the base of the Americanism system. They joined the political system and helped people get elected, get food for starving people, place to live, also jobs for relatives. They had created a system in which all of them worked hard in order to survive. However their system were viewed by Americans 3) as a system based on favors, corruption, and delivery of …show more content…
Germans had the disadvantage of not knowing English, however they had many great advantages. First they knew many different industries, one of the most important industries was farming as they had the knowledge of farming gained from their work at the villages and farms they used to live in. While Americans were deserting lands by that time, Germans had worked hard on irrigating these land and turning them into a wonderful western vegetable lands. Another German Background industry was brewing in which they worked hard on spreading Breweries to New York and eventually to the eastern part. Germans also know the advantage of “Brick Making” in which they used in building houses, stores, churches, and playing areas for kids in different places in New York. The German system was much more accepted than the Irish one because of its similarity to the American system thus appreciated by the