Italian Immigration

      In 1870 there was a little immigration to the United States.At that time Italy was one of the most overcrowded countries in Europe.Most of those immigrants were from rural countires with very little education.From 1890 to 1900, 655,888 immigrants arrived in the United States.Many of those immigrants were mens.All of these immigrants leaved Italy to escape low wages and high taxes,religious, racial, and political persecution.Most Italians found unskilled work in America's cities.Willing to work long hours on low wages,the Italians now began to rival the Irish for much of the unskilled work available in industrial areas.The Italians were also recruited into the garmet industry and by the outbreak of the First World War had replaced the Jews as the main group in the sweated trades.After The First World War Italians were recognized as becoming criminals.This was due to high profile criminals.Life for them at the beggining was difficult,but at the time there life improved.