There are 36 million Irish people in America. Why are Irish people so influential in America?

Irish people have great influence in the United States, which has been gained through years of hard work. Now it plays an important role in the United States, and they have accumulated it with sweat and patience from generation to generation.

As we all know, the United States is a typical immigrant country, and Irish people are one of the main sources of American immigrants. As early as the establishment of British North American colonies, the Irish followed the British to the United States. They served in the British army and farms, factories and mines run by the British. As British citizens, it will be very convenient for Irish people to go to America. With the development of colonial economy in North America, there is an urgent need for cheap labor, so many Irish people crossed the ocean to reunite with their settled relatives in the United States. Irish people can be seen in many cities in America. But because they are engaged in the lowest manual labor, their status is very low. However, the free and open United States remains the preferred destination for Irish immigrants.

From 1845 to 1849, a potato plague broke out in Ireland. The Irish people's grain potato production has been seriously reduced, and even food has been cut off in many places. The Irish people suffered a severe famine. At that time, the British government was indifferent to the Irish people. Instead of providing much aid to Ireland, it covered them up and caused a serious disaster. Millions of Irish people starved to death. The Irish were desperate and forced to flock abroad, and the United States became their destination. In order to reduce the number of refugees, Britain acquiesced in Irish immigration to the United States, and the British were even willing to help them immigrate. In this way, nearly one-third of Irish people left their motherland and came to America. It is estimated that the total number of immigrants is as high as 2.5 million. Of course, many people died of illness on the way to America. So far, Ireland has not recovered from the crisis, and its population is still only over 4 million, half less than that at that time.

In the United States, Ireland quickly became the most popular cheap labor force in the United States, leaving all the dirty work at the bottom of the country to them. Their lives are poor and their living environment is poor. They are "untouchables" among white Americans. Their average life expectancy is only 40 years. Although they are unpopular in America and have a hard life, they are better than staying in Ireland. In this way, through the efforts of two generations and three generations, the hardworking Irish gradually changed the original image of "untouchable" and lived a stable life. In Irish society, prominent families such as Kennedy, Bush, Adams and Roosevelt even appeared in various fields in the United States. Many cities in the United States are Ireland, such as Boston, Chicago, Buffalo, San Francisco and so on. Today, Irish people are still an important source of votes for US presidential and local elections and play an important role in the United States.