By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the United States. Immigration from Northern Europe—England, Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavia—declined, while immigration from Italy, Russia, and Austria-Hungary grew. In fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. Unfortunately, these countries were far removed England, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.