hat the entire tenement-house population is not devastated by the domestic pestilence and infectious epidemics that arise from overcrowding and uncleannessSuch concentration and packing of a population has probably never been equaled in any city as may be found in particular localities in New York.( The Tenement as History and Housing)Immigration to America made a lasting indentation on society today. The immigrants that entered our country from the mid-19th century until the start of World War II, gave our country the diversity that we are famous for now. They have given us diversity of religions, such as Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim. These immigrants also gave us the diversity of cuisine here in America, and many successful businesses, such as Bank of America and Steinway Pianos.To give you an idea of how these immigrants felt when they came to this country, think about the Hispanic immigrants from Mexico. Many of these people speak little, if no, English. Many are unskilled workers, but will do any type of job for close to nothing. Many live in crowded, unsanitary live conditions. Look at how Americans today treat these Mexican immigrants. Many people resent them because they do hard labor for cheap, and they are overpopulating our cities. They different from us, Native Americans in a lot of ways, from theirs clothes down to the foods they eat. Now that the new immigrants of the 19th century have become old immigrants, they have forgotten this is how their families in the United States got started. Just like the immigrants of the 19th century, these new immigrants will have a huge impact on the making the United States more diverse, and living up to the name of The Land of Equal Opportunity. ...
