Several hundred thousand Hungarians migrated to the US during the years 1880–1914, mostly landless young men seeking work. A substantial number, possibly as many as one-half, later returned to Europe. Of the remainder, many especially those of Jewish origin, settled in New York City’s Lower East Side; most of the others found their way to the industrial centers of the Midwest where work was plentiful. Like other Eastern European ethnic groups, the Hungarians encountered low wages, discrimination and poverty Today the majority of Americans of Hungarian origin are to be found in the upper Midwest, especially Illinois and Ohio. Several thousand Hungarian refugees also came to the US after the failed revolution of 1956.