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 Stateswas not always ideal for the Irish. When the heaviest waves of Irish immigrants reached our shores. a wave of discrimination and exploitation broke out against them. On the whole. they were improverished peoplemany were illiterate. having been denied the opportunity of learning by the alien occupier of their homeland. This made them objects of exploitation.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizations about Irish immigrants being impoverished and illiterate due to oppression in their homeland, but also dedicated to freedom and contributing to the nation.