The vast influx of German and Irish immigrants reshaped America. The German and Irish immigrants had strong Catholic beliefs that contrasted with America’s Christian based society. Many of them stayed in the North because they didn’t want to compete with the unpaid labour in the South. They lived in cities, which started to reflect the divided social conditions among classes, race, ethnicities, and cultures.This is similar to how some neighborhoods are divided today, based on the same factors. People complained how these immigrants were taking job opportunities away from them. Americans today argue the same thing about immigrants. Many immigrants were democratic because the party focused on the needs of the commoners. Today, most immigrants
