Many immigrants settled in New York City in the nineteenth century.They found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed.Often there were six families crowded into a house made for one family.Thousands of children had to go to work.Working conditions were even worse.Immigrant men,women and children worked in factories for ten to twelve hours a day,stopping only for a short time to eat.They came to work even if they were tired or sick because if they didn't,they might be fired.Thousands of people were waiting to take their places. Many immigrants settled in New York City in the nineteenth century.They found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed.Often there were six families crowded into a house made for one family.Thousands of children had to go to work.Working conditions were even worse.Immigrant men,women and children worked in factories for ten to twelve hours a day,stopping only for a short time to eat.They came to work even if they were tired or sick because if they didn't,they might be fired.Thousands of people were waiting to take their places.