New Immigrants In The 19th And 20th Century

In the 19th and 20th centuries, many foreigners emigrated from Southern and Eastern Europe. These were the new immigrants; they fled from famine, war, and financial instability among other issues. Once arriving, the new immigrants were brutally welcomed by the old immigrants. Many of the old immigrants held nativist views towards the newcomers. Old immigrants were people who were already settled in the United States and most of them believed the new immigrants were injurious to America. New immigrants, including children, were forced to work long toiling hours in hazardous conditions in order to support their families. From these issues stemmed protests which led to the rise of organized labor.
As many immigrated to large, bustling cities