Queen Anne of England sent 3,000 Palatine German refugees here to Albany, NY about 1710...
they were here to work not go on welfare...
My 7th great grandparents, the Kast family, were amongst them ...
but that was because she had 10,000 of them hanging out in London...
she sent another 3,000 to Ireland...
Interesting. Here in Texas in the German settlements you can find some really good sausage, pastries, and history. As you said, they came here to work, not for welfare.