When Americans Blamed Irish Immigrants (and How Irish Immigrants Proved them Wrong)
Harold C. Smith Presentation Room, Stitzer Welcome Center at Judd GymnasiaPresented by Ian Delahanty, PhD Associate Professor of History In the mid-1800s, many Americans blamed a recent influx of immigration, especially from Ireland, for the major social, economic, and political problems of their time. According to these anti-immigrant nativists, everything from increased crime rates to the decline of native-born Americans’ prospects in the labor market […]