There was a great deal of variation in the immigrants that traveled to the America, some were single young males, single young females, others husbands and in very rare cases an entire family would travel together (Each from a different country and background).

“The motives for immigration…have been always a mixture of yearning-for riches, for land, for change, for tranquility, for freedom, and for something not definable in words…” (Jones, 1960, pp 4-5)

It was not until they reached the United States where they confronted with the issues of urban poverty. The jobs that were available worked long hours, and paid very little. With whatever money that was earned, it is most likely that it had to be used to pay for

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