In the 1850 there was huge immigration to america. At that time it was“ the land of dreams” because they promised the poor a better life and no other county could giv such a promise at that time. The biggest part of the immigrants was irish people. And the americans found out that they didn’t like them first of all because they were katolichs but also because they hungered so much for food supply and jobs. The immigrants had no other chooice then living site by site in cruel alså daneruous sercomstanses because of the mix of kultures and the great poorness. The police only protecet the rich from beinging insoltet by the poor and therefore the immigrants. SO by joining gangs the immigrants mostly irish people created their own surcurity forces and got respect in between the gangs There gangs suddenly became very dominating and controlling in new york. By working as firecompanies they could earn money, looting buildings and get respect from the rich because there was no......
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