Working+across+the+Country

Immigration continued through the 20th century. There was a very wide variety of work. In San Fransisco, people worked for docks, fishermen, and stevedores. Northwest Louisiana to California they labored farms. Some Italians seized upon entrepreneurial opportunities in their new home. Some People were working in unsafe conditions. Southern Italians were always paid the least out of all. Child labor was also very common. Some were "Prisoners of labor."