History of Italian's Immigration to the US

While some people from all over the world were struggling on their home place somes Italians immigrated to the United States of America. Italy's taxes were very high, people died of diseases like the famine and Italy was also over populated. Poverty and natural disasters were also reasons why Italians immigrated to the United States. Southern Italy illiteracy rate was 70% ten times the rate in England, France and Germany.

Italians were the largest immigration recipient in the United States even thought countries from all over the world were immigrating in search of an easy life. Italians migrated to the U.S. more than any other Europeans. Italians had created a large ethnic group at the U.S.They arrived to New York like any other European immigrant. Italians had their own community which is known as Little Italy because they feared the Irish and German community

Cheap land at the United States was no longer found, so most of Italians became urban. They worked jobs like sewer cleaning, shoe shinning, or rag picking. Italians worked on what ever they were ordered to do. No hard, dirty, or dangerous job could have stopped them from earning money. They are known for accepting any kind of job. Children worked too at a young age.Most of Italians clustered into groups by their place of origin. they were always overcrowded and filthy all over the United States. Italians tend to skimp on food just to save up money. At the late 19th and 20th century most Italians became fish men, shoemakers, waiters, fruit sellers & tradesmen. The majority of Italians were Catholics, but when they arrived to America they discovered that the Catholic Church was dominated by the Irish hierarchy.

Most Italians were unskilled but time passed and they rose up and became skillful. They were known for their diligence and sobriety at jobs as workmen. Italians preferred to work any job other than getting educated and entering a profession. Immigrating to another place at first would be a very difficult situation but to be able to do that people should be extra ready. Immigrating to the United States of America at this time of history might be something that i had always wanted, but people get discriminated by being fromforeign place.

Immigrants Landing at Saint Port

As you can see, they are all men. They are waiting at Ellis Island 1911