Thesis: Irish Immigration

Irish immigration was caused by a desire to migrate to America in search of a better life. However, Irish immigrants encountered difficulties, mainly discrimination, along their journey in finding this “perfect” and “ideal” life. To solve this discrimination there are some necessary actions that will likely reduce this tension. For example, according to the American Friends Service Committee, there is a need to develop humane economic policies that will help reduce the amount of poor communities that usually force people and families to search for a better and more suitable places to live in. The Irish often lived in crowded, subdivided homes; additionally, cellars, attics, and make-do spaces in alleys became a part of their home too. There was a lack of adequate sewage and running water in these places they called home; as a result, diseases such as cholera, tuberculosis, and typhus would emerge (Library of Congress, 2012). There is also the issue of having an abundant number of undocumented people living in the United States whom do not have working condition rights. An estimated of 4.5 million Irish immigrants arrived to America between 1820 and 1930. The search of jobs was desperate to these immigrants; thus, some businesses took advantage of the Irish's willingness to work at unskilled jobs for low pay. If they had a citizenship then the Irish would have had the likeness of finding a more suitable, well-payed job. How is it that there are so many people who contribute to the country as if they were born here, yet don’t have citizenship rights? There should be a method in which immigrants can obtain proper working conditions. Everyone should be admitted into the United States and given certain rights that should be distributed equally among people. Why should only certain people be admitted into the United States? What makes a certain race or ethnicity any “better” than another? Everyone in the world should have the opportunity to go in search of “The American Dream” and attempt to live the life they dream of. No one should deprive the dream of another in any circumstance, especially if the reason is merely because they come from a different background.