Most “new” immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s came from Southern and Eastern Europe.
In the early to mid-1800s, many immigrants from Western and Northen Europe migrated to America. These OLD immigrants came from England, Germany, France, and Ireland. The second wave of immigrants or known as NEW immigrants were traveled to the United States in the late 1800s. These NEW immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe countries such as Italy, Poland, Russia, and Greece.
The new immigrants are very different from the OLD immigrant. They come from different culture, religion and speaks a different language. Most of the new immigrants also were poorer and unskilled. They live in an urban ethnic neighborhood.
The tension between old and new immigrants often happened. Jobs and resources were overcrowded and high in the competition. Because of the new immigrants were poorer, illiterate and unskilled, to survive they often work for less wages. Many of Americans worried that the new immigrants will cause negative effects on the economy, politics, and culture.
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Keywords: American History, New Immigrants in the United States, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe
