Immigration Patterns of the United States

During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, America had changed focus from agriculture to industry, and people moved from rural to urban areas. People were searching for jobs, and many settled for careers in mining, factory work, and other industrial professions. The cities soon became very overcrowded, which brought about a major problem with pollution. The working conditions were even worse than the cities, but people could not do anything about it for fear of losing their job. The labor unions did not help because they were unorganized, and incoherent. Women also started taking jobs in the mills and factories, only to be paid half the wage a man would receive. A myriad of problems including working conditions, underpaid and overworked women, and disjointed unions, resulted in a life of hardship for many immigrants and natives alike.…