Mo the ago, I saw a movie on netflix about a family caught up in the famine. Something Iearned, I had not known before. The impoverished Irish were forced to go into work houses, and required to work to justify their being supported. Finally, in many places. the British government decided it was cheaper just to pay for their passage to the United States, to Argentina, to Australia. Anywhere. So the British were literally dumping these people on us, and we were taking them because, after all, there was always a shortage of labor in this country. EXCEPT in the cities, where the influx forced native Americans to compete with the Irish for available jobs. This included the blacks, who were also low down on the totem poll, and so here we have the downtrodden Irish Competing fiercely with one and all. No wonder the Irish hated the blacks. Why the Irish hated the Yankee abolitionists who wants to free the slaves and create even more competition.
Wow. So goes human history. And rarely (maybe never) has the opportunity to become wealthy been as great as it is in the United States. It requires hard work, dedication, determination and a little luck.
And yes, I include the blacks and other minorities in the opportunities to succeed. Sadly, this great country is only temporary and there will come a time when people wish it were like it is now. Unfortunately, it will be too late to do anything.