Many of these folks probably came over prior to or just after the Iron Curtain came down. They received refugee status (or their relatives, who then sponsored them, did).
While statements can be made about their religion, most are quite irreligious, using religion as a foil or excuse to do as they please. Friends have seen the same M.O. in Bosnia, Albania, Serbia, Indonesia, the Punjab state of India. Locally, I have seen this kind of behavior among Russians, Ukrainians, Bulgarians and Poles.
It’s sad; most often, it involves people preying upon their own ethnic group. Many of the Eastern European groups I mentioned are involved with the Russian mob in phony mortgages and stolen vehicles (that get sent back to those countries - Russia in particular). Ford Credit recently called looking for a deceased friend’s truck for nonpayment; I half-jokingly advised the caller that it was probably in Warsaw or Moscow. She then asked, “Why would it be there?”
I said, “For the money it can bring.” She was flabbergasted. I continued,”You could call the Russian Mafia to see if they have it, but I wouldn’t guarantee your chances for a long life.”
Unfortunately, this is all part of human nature, whether the ethnic group is Irish (1840s) or Chinese (1870s) or Italian (1900s) or whatever.
“Unfortunately, this is all part of human nature, whether the ethnic group is Irish (1840s) or Chinese (1870s) or Italian (1900s) or whatever.”
Unfortunately you’re right.
“Unfortunately, this is all part of human nature, whether the ethnic group is Irish (1840s) or Chinese (1870s) or Italian (1900s) or whatever.”
Yes, well, it is ‘human nature’ to protect your home and borders too. The American people then, at least, had the sense to put a stop to the mass immigration that was going on.
We also didn’t give them welfare or force our population to use their language/religion/law...whatever!