They were quick to identify themselves with freedoms cause in the United States where opportunity was given to them and to all others to exercise It. This they recognized as the greatest asset of our country and their dedication to it has been complete in each generation. And the Irish contribution to our Nation has been noteworthy in peace as well as war. Life in the United States was not always ideal for the Irish. When the heaviest waves of Irish immigrants reached our :5179 shores. a "vav e. f -discrimination and exploitation brokO Out against them. On the whole. they Were. improverished peoplemany were illiterate. having been denied the opportunity of learning by the alien occupier of theirhomeland. This made them objects ofexploitation.
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