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Italian immigrants

            People said "The United States was built by immigrants, many seeking a new .
             life in a new land" and I think it is true. From 1820 to 1930, the United States .
             received about 60% of the world's immigrant. More than any other southern and .
             eastern Europe countries, Italians have migrated to United States because of poverty, .
             overpopulation, and natural disaster back in their homeland. At the beginning of .
             1870s, the population pressure became severe, especially in Messogiorno, the .
             southern and poorest province of Italy. Moreover, southerners also suffered from a .
             scarcity of cultivatable land, soil erosion, and deforestation. Most of the Italian .
             immigrants left their country because landlords had control of land and they charged .
             high rent, paid low wages, and didn't offer stable employment. Most of all, their .
             government didn't offer much hope for personal improvement. The government was .
             dominated by northerners, and as a result, southerners were hurt by high taxes and .
             protective tariffs. Italian mass migration began as early as 1872, 7 millions had .
             arrived the United States. I think that one of the reasons why the number of Italian .
             immigrants increased rapidly was by chain migration which is a process whereby .
             immigrants who arrived in America acted as personal labors agents and told their .
             families and friends where and when jobs were available. There were also reports .
             issued by Italian government contained bare statement for working short hours, but .
             receiving a huge amount of money. Because of these, Italian immigrants saw .
             American as a land full of opportunities, a place where they can easily find jobs right .
             away.
            


Essays Related to Italian immigrants

1. Independant Research - Italian Immigrants

The type of immigrants that came from Italy was mostly artisans and peasants and they mainly came from Mezzogiorno, Southern Italy. ... Most of the Italian immigrants came through Ellis Island. ... A decade after that there were more than two million Italian immigrants that came from Italy. ... Most of the Italian immigrants went through New York's Ellis Island. ... The current Italian immigrants that have recently immigrated to the United States are 2,956 Italian immigrants. ...

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2. History of Italian-Americans

During the time period between 1850 and 1880 most Italian immigrants were from the northern regions of Italy. ... The potential immigrants were also told that America welcomed Italians. ... These jobs also served as a pull factor for the Italian immigrants. ... The largest concentration of Italian immigrants was in New York. ... Between 1899 and 1910 they grew to having 111,249 Italian immigrants in Illinois and 58,699 Italian immigrants in Ohio (Pretelli, 2013). ...

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3. Immigrants From 1870-1900

Italian immigrants experienced poverty in Italy during the late 19th century. ... A large amount of Italian immigrants migrated to the United States mainly between 1874 and 1920, when about seven million immigrants arrived. Most of these immigrants were from Southern Italy. ... Italian immigrants involved with chain migration posed as personal labor agents and told their family and friends when work was available. ... In conclusion the Italians & Irish are jus two groups examples of Immigrants that went through a lot of experiences and hardships. ...

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4. Immigrants

Amount of Immigrants: By 1790 nearly 1 million Blacks and 4 million Europeans in theU.S. ... n Europe and consisted of new immigrant groups - Poles, Russian Jews, Ukrainians, Slovaks, Croatians, Slovenes, Hungarians, Romanians, Italians, and Greeks. ... In the century prior to World War I, the major sources of immigrants were Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Great Britain, Canada (supplied 4 million newcomers, large number of French-Canadians), and Mexico sent some 2 million. ... Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, especially Jews, Italians, and Slavs, almo...

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5. The Italian Immigration Experience

As previously connoted herein, a significant proportion of close to 80% of Italian Immigrants emanated from Southern Italy. ... This explains the reason as to why a significant proportion of the Italian immigrants in the United States came from Southern Italy. ... Even so, the number of Italian immigrants in various American contexts was not noticeable. ... After ten years a higher proportion of Italian immigrants were concentrated in California. ... In fact, Italian immigrants associated and established close links with fellow immigrants from same families. ...

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6. Questione Meridionale and Italian Emigration

Between the years 1900 and 1915 over three million Italians moved to America, this was the largest nationality of 'new immigrants'. The majority of these immigrants came from the South. ... During the years 1901 and 1920, around 50% of Italian immigrants returned to Italy, this shows that these Italians didn't show an interest in learning English or the American society as they knew that they wouldn't be remaining in America permanently, they only want to make enough money for their families. ... In relation to how this emigration impacted on Italian identity it is complic...

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7. Italian Culture

The majority of Italian-Americans speak English and have a sense of the Italian language. ... Religion: Italians and Italian-Americans are devout Catholics. ... The Italian immigrants came to influence American society, especially in when it came to religion. ... Early Italian immigrants brought the custom of honoring favorite saints with outdoor ceremonies to the United State more than 100 years ago. ... Italians and Italian-Americans have a strong belief in superstitions. ...

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8. Scorsese

Why is Marin Scorsese an Immigrant Film Maker? Martin Scorsese is a second generation Italian American born on November 17, 1942. His parents were born in Italy and due to the bad conditions and work available in the Country they left Italy to find a better life in America. ... Scorsese is called an immigrant film maker because of his families" country of origin and his customs and beliefs. Scorsese as an Italian-American went through many problems immigrant children experienced such as name calling. ...

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9. Reality of Immigrant Working Conditions

Italian immigrants worked mainly in unskilled trade labor jobs such as subway construction, street grading, as well as rock and cement work. ... Newly arriving immigrants usually found jobs through paesani networks of family and friends, or were recruited by Italian labor bosses who organized and subcontracted labor to employers, often exploiting the new immigrants. (Comments, "Italians in America", New York City/Italians/At Work) Italian railroad gangs endured primitive living conditions, often building their own housing or living in windowless boxcars, which attracted strong concern from s...

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