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Iehs: Damian Shiels, "Transatlantic Obligations: Immigrant Remittance Networks"

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This article focuses on immigrants to America having to send money back to their home country to the relatives left behind. It offers several examples including Irish immigrants. An estimated $260 million was remitted to Ireland from North America between 1848 and 1900.

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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