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Isola Delle Lacrime
Island of Tears was what the Italians coming to America termed Ellis Island. Over four and a half million Italians arrived in the United States, out of a population of only approximately 14 million in Italy. -
The Focuse
Italian immigrants focused mainly on moving to big cities because they did not want to farm. Most who moved form the north were merchants or wine growers. -
Laborers&Crafstmen
Though the majority of Italian immigrants were laborers, a small population of craftsmen also immigrated to the United States.They comprised less than 20% of all Italian immigrants and enjoyed a higher status than that of the contadini. The majority of craftsmen were from the South -
Laborers
Most of italian immigrants who came to the U.S came and worked as laborers. Not the best job but surely the easiest job to get. No matter how much they worked it was not great pay. -
Goverment
The government was mostly controlled by northerners many southern civilians were badly taxed on any products. Southerners suffered a lack of land to live and grow crops. They suffered soil erosion. -
Jobs
They mainly took heavy construction jobs, more than half of Italians immigrants were manual laborers. Italians dug tunnels, laid railroad tracks, constructed bridges and roads, and built the first skyscrapers. -
San Fancisco
San Francisco has 16,918 Italian immigrants, mostly from northern Italy. Italian truck farms produce crops worth approximately $19 million dollars. -
Anthony Caminetti
Anthony Caminetti is appointed by President Wilson to serve as Commissioner of Immigration.
