Immigration Dbq Research Paper

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I think the most two important factor to cause people to come to America was for work and for a better life. In 1880, workers in agriculture outnumbered industrial workers three to one, but by 1920, the numbers were approximately equal. Employment in the manufacturing sector expanded four-fold from 2.5 to 10 million workers from 1880 to 1920. One of the arguments was that immigrants were causing a high number of population. Native made the argument that the immigrants were taking their jobs because they (immigrant) were willing to get paid less than the natives. I don’t think that justified because at this time manufacturing jobs were dirty and dangerous which immigrant didn’t mind working. Being an immigrant myself, I believe the parallel