Between 1845-1850, Irish immigrants were forced out of Ireland due to the Great Famine which had devastated Ireland's leaving mi
llions without food. Irish immigrants to the United States made great contributions to the nation. One Immigrant committed more than 50 years of her life to unionizing workers. However, many Irish immigrants to the United States faced racial discrimination and religious prejudice based on their faith.
The potato blight was what caused a lot of the Irish people to leave their countries and move to the United States of America.
The blight destroyed the staple food of the people. This caused them a lot of famine and ultimately poverty.
The consequences of this was that the population of Ireland experienced a drastic fall as the people rushed out in order to escape hunger and poverty.
In America, they were faced with different kinds of diseases. The Americans were hostile towards them and they were accused of being the ones spreading diseases in the country.
