My Grandfather came from Italy in the early 20th century, he came as a mine safety inspector. When he came to Pennsylvania, he worked in the mines, learned English and built 8 homes before moving to the copper mines of Minnesota, where he built 10 homes. If the rumor is true 15 of the homes are still standing. One was incorperated into another house, one was torn down for a highway (in the 1960s) and one was destroyed by fire/flood (Hurricane Agnes)
My Grandfather came from Italy in the early 20th century, he came as a mine safety inspector.
What hard working, hardy people immigrants often are! And most of them would work their fingers to the bone, before they’d take a dime of welfare. The good ones appreciate the ability that America gives them to have their hard work rewarded with success, something many cannot achieve in their native lands.