My family history

My dad's family is originally from Spain. The Pomales  family is very large in numbers, my family live mostly in Guayama. Some left to the United States for a better opportunity. My mom's family I do not really know where they originaly live but more than half of my mom's family lives in the United States. My grandmother and my grandfather use to live in the United States and they later moved to Puerto Rico. My mom is actually was born in the United States. Both my mom's and dad's families  are immigrants form different countries but I am proud to be a Puerto Rican and nothing can change that.

Its incredible how many desperate illegal Italian immigrants were cramped up in a small boat and some even are missing. Immigrants do what ever is possible to go to another country to have a better opportunity of making money. 

Ciao il miele!

From: Emilio
To: Rosellini

Ciao il miele, lavoro molto duro qui nel cantiere. Le cose sono qui molto buono e sebbene il suo è stato molto esaurendo ed è stato con un bel freddo cattivo ultimamente, ma almeno faccio un buono ammontare di denaro. Desidero che lei potrebbe essere qui con i bambini. Per favore di dire loro che li amo e che il papà li vedrà tanto presto quanto possibile. Quando un prende l'abbastanza denaro ha conservato andrò una visita e forse nel futuro la porto ed i bambini gli Stati Uniti. Spero di vedere che lei si prende cura presto l'amo ed i bambini.

Translation:

Hi honey, i am working very hard here in the construction site. Things here are very good and although its been very exhausting and been with a pretty bad cold lately, but at least i am making a good amount of money. I wish you could be here with the kids. Please tell them that i love them and that daddy will be seeing them as soon as possible. When a get enough money saved up I will go an visit and maybe in the future bring you and the kids the  United States. I hope to see you soon take care I love you and the kids.

Italian Immigration Facts

Italian were among had the largest number of people moving to the United States than any other European country. Natural disasters,birthrates going up,poverty, and over populations were reasons on why Italians left to the United State. The government was mainly controlled by northerners many southern civilians were harshly taxed on any products. Southerners also suffered a lack of land to live and grow crops. Also they suffered soil erosion.


At first Italy's immigrants were mainly from the north. Later on many more immigrated form the south than in the from the north. The percent of Italian going back to their homes was from 11 percent to 73 percent. Most of the immigrants stayed in the United States. They mainly moved to big cities.


Italian immigrants focused mainly on moving to big cities because they did not want to farm. Most who moved form the north were merchants or wine growers. They mainly took heavy construction jobs, more than half of Italians immigrants were manual laborers.  Italians dug tunnels, laid railroad tracks, constructed bridges and roads, and built the first skyscrapers.


I learned that it was tough for Italians to leave their homes, family, and friends behind to have a better life in the United States. They worked very hard to support their family and improve their lives. To be the first to actually build a skyscraper is very impressive. 90 percent of New York's workers were Italians.