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The major factor that led to a flood of Irish immigrants to the U.S. in the 1840s and 1850s is the potato famine which led to starvation and the deaths of almost half of the Irish population.

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Q: What pushed factor contributed to an influx of Irish immigrants in the US during the mid-nineteenth century?
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