The citizens of New York City treated the Irish immigrants poorly and disrespectfully. According to the Library of Congress (2012), the Irish immigrants spent most of their money on affording their trip to the Americas that they did not have enough money to buy themselves a good home once they arrived to New York City. They lived in single room houses with adequate sewage and running water making it impossible to clean all the time. Living in these poor conditions brought diseases such as cholera, typhus, tuberculosis, and mental illness. Thus, when they moved in to the neighborhood, many families moved out fearing they will catch any diseases. According to Hy Kinsella All Rights Reserved (1996), states that the Irish were not welcome in fact, many Americans wanted the Irish to get back on the boat and ship back to where they came from. Some Americans state that the Irish would increase the prison and crimes in their city.
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