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> You see this in most coastal cities today. We’ve been able to see that for the entire history of this country, as successive waves of immigrants have settled
by mcphage 3y ago
> You see this in most coastal cities today.
We’ve been able to see that for the entire history of this country, as successive waves of immigrants have settled in this country. It’s how America works.
- rayiner 3y agoWhat you’re talking about is a 20th century phenomenon. Immigrants in the 19th century came and established their own communities, rather than becoming a class of service workers. The trend you’re talking about started with 20th century immigration to cities. That later immigration trend coincided with the decline of American self government. Instead of establishing self-governing communities like German and Scottish immigrants, the Italians and Irish that came to America as a service class were co-opted into machine and ethnic-bloc politics.