The thing that best helped immigrant adjust to American life was to live in a neighborhood of people who were of the same culture or country. This ensured that they could get their own culture's food and other items, as well as practice religion as they wished.
They came, in the main, from Europe.
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Eastern Europe - apex
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the Potato Famine settled in and around Boston and New York. The main reason was they didn't come to the country with very much money, and lacked the resources to move further inland.
LEGAL immigrants are good for the US because our nation was founded by immigrants, settled by immigrants, and is what it is today because of the hard work of (mostly) law-abidingimmigrants. Young immigrants work and pay into the social security system, thereby funding the dwindling accounts of the aging population.
in rual areas
In the east part of the us
1909
They came, in the main, from Europe.
US railroads mostly.
You have to tell us which two countries you mean so we can answer this.
Eastern Europe - apex
Eastern Europe - apex
Where did the Germans and irish settled when the arrived to the u.s
Many Asian immigrants to the US settled in urban centers, mainly in California, Hawaii, and New York City.
Many Asian immigrants to the US settled in urban centers, mainly in California, Hawaii, and New York City.