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The Irish In America By John Francis Maguire

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1. In the essay The Irish in America, John Francis Maguire mentions the main obstacles the Irish immigrants face in the United States was drinks. Other challenges includes: lack of money, in need for employed and disease. The Irish immigrants were generally poor, thus making them in need to be employed, even the unpleasant ones. As the Irish immigrant population increases, resources are depleted quickly. Disease was also a problem as they followed the Irish across the ocean and to their land, and though it didn’t kill lives, it caused problems for their future. The main issue was the drinking problem as Maguire mentions, that there is often the abuse use of drinks, that often results in the inability to think and reason and injuries to a person’s

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