How Many Immigrants?

  
     Many immigrants that fled to the U.S. in the 1800's were actually Irish. Though there were also many Germans, and many Brits too, most were Irish. Due to the potato famine in 1845, more than three-fourths of a million Irish died and over two million emigrated-almost all, of whom, came to the United States looking for opportunity.

     From 1870 to 1900, nearly twelve million people immigrated to the United States; in between 1870 and 1880, specifically, the largest groups of immigrants came from Ireland, Germany, and Great Britain(as previously stated). Approximately 70% of these foreigners entered through New York, which became known as the "Golden Door".