The Irish immigrated to America for many reasons. There were many political reasons, one being that the landlords were kicking them out of their living areas. Many Irish were Catholics and Catholics were not allowed to own their own land, which was another reason why they emigrated to America. Another reason the Irish left was due to starvation. Many crops began to fail and they were not receiving any aid from the British. Due to the crop failure many went into starvation and some made it out of Ireland and many died. When the Irish, those who made it, got into America they did not receive a warm welcome at all. They were actually greeted with hate and racism. The Americans felt that the Irish were going to demolish their government.
