Mr. Lauck. 9peaking about the standard of living in these factories. says: The standards of living of the recent industrial workersAnd I am talking about themfrom the south and east of Europe have also been very low. Furthermore. the recent immigrants being usually single or. if married. having left their wives abroad. have in large measure adopted a group instead of a family living arrangement. and thereby have reduced their cost of living to a point far below that of the American or of the older immigrant in the same industry. Then he says: Under this general method of living. which prevails among the greater proportion of the immigrant households. the entire outlay for.necessary ving expenses of each adult member ranges from $9 to $15 each month. That is. from $2.25 to $3.75 a week.
Identified stereotypes
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe have very low standards of living and reduce their cost of living.