My Only Point Is...Genealogy of a Low-Wage Manual Labor Job: 1600 - 1865: Done by slaves, who were forced into doing them against their will. 1865 - 1917: Done by Irish immigrants coming to America to avoid starving in the potato famine. 1917 - 1929: Done by Polish immigrants escaping WWI. Joined by the Armenians who escaped the genocide - they were getting slaughtered by the thousands while it was still 'underground.' 1929 - 1941: Done by whomever. Depressions are egalitarian! 1941 - 1945: Done by women, who had previously not been part of the work force. 1945 - 1971: Done by displaced immigrants from WWII - your tired, your meek, your huddled day laborers. 1971 - Present: Welcome, our border jumping amigos! cranked out at 8:35 AM | |
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