Legacy of Machine Politics

Did the Irish ruin America? On this special Saint Patrick's Day episode of Hayden's History Hour, Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel details the first mass immigration influx in American history and explains how mass Irish immigration changed U.S. politics and culture forever.

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