Posted on Dec 16, 2018
When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis
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The refugees seeking haven in America were poor and disease-ridden. They threatened to take jobs away from Americans and strain welfare budgets. They practiced an alien religion and pledged allegiance to a foreign leader. They were bringing with them crime. They were accused of being rapists. And, worst of all, these undesirables were Irish.
When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis
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Immigration
Refugees
American History
Religion
Christianity
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My Irish grandmother was an indentured servant in Boston at the age of 16, and my father came though Ellis Island alone at the same age. One thing that stuck in my Dad's mind his entire life was the immigration official telling him they'd ship his 'sorry Irish ass right back to Ireland' if he ever became dependent on the State.
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