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.