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Irish Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis

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In Ireland, the Irish were treated the same way blacks were treated in America, and they at one point “decided to sign a petition to treat colored people equal” (Takaki 142). But, in American unity did not exist because Irish and blacks had to compete for the same jobs and they had to gain social status in a society that disregarded them. The contentions between these two groups created hatred and division. But, the skin color of Irish Immigrants resembles that of most Americans. This eventually gives the Irish immigrants opportunities and voice in America, why Africans- Americans were constantly rejected.
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