This difficulty stemmed from disregard for the growing number of non-English speaking immigrants arriving in the colonies. The contempt for these immigrants can be seen in Memorial against Non-English Immigration2. In it, the author complains: "Few of them now apply for naturalization, [and] they... generally... adhere to their own customs" (Foner, 92); as a result, he believed that “general provisions against all foreigners might be necessary” (Foner, 92). This disapproval of non-English immigrants being held by members of the upper class made finding work opportunities much more difficult. Nonetheless, even as hardship increased for many non-English speaking immigrants, non-English speaking immigrants were able to achieve economic prosperity by relying on their families. Many immigrants “purchased land cheaply” (Foner, 92) and “then encouraged… their relations and friends to follow them” (Foner, 92) in order to gain support for their property. This approach is very similar to what Hänner did and was very effective because individuals could live in America but thrive if they had help from their