ext_140106 ([identity profile] pompe.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mmcirvin 2006-09-30 10:12 am (UTC)

Yes, but surely a majority of the migrants to the US weren't and aren't religious fanatics. Most Swedes migrating were rather normal poor farmers migrating for economical reasons (like my great-grandfather), and I guess the same would apply to most Italians, Irish, Chinese etc.

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