As people migrated to the United States, they soon realized that the “American Dream” might not be such a reality after all. Many immigrants in the early 1900’s arrived from Eastern Europe, and as did immigrants from other parts of the world, they relied on family, friends, and village ties. People generally migrated to countries as a way of coping with poverty and dislocation in their homeland. Many intended to only be sojourners and stay for a short while but eventually remained permanently (“Digital”). Immigrants discovered some of the challenges they were trying to escape were also in America, too. They were confronted with language barriers, prejudice, and mistrust, as well as issues related to their religious beliefs (Turner). Another challenge resulting from immigration was the lack of economic opportunity. Workers were exposed to perilous conditions, and most jobs paid low wages (“Immigration 1”). Immigrants were abandoning previous professions attained in their homelands for factory jobs and other miscellaneous tasks that paid a low salary. As a result of little income, housing quality was poor. The homes, referred to …show more content…
He was faced with the struggles of relocating to a new environment with unfamiliar faces, finding a job that supplied enough income to pay for food, clothes and a house, learning a new language, and making new traditions of his