New immigrants found jobs in cities, where most of country’s manufacturing took place, having come from rural areas, few new immigrants were skilled in modern manufacturing or industrial work so they often had no choice but to take the low- paying, unskilled jobs in garment factories, steel mills, or construction. 2b. How did immigrants attempt to adapt to their new lives in the United States? Immigrants began the hard work of adjusting to life in a new country.
They needed to find homes and jobs. 2c. Why do you think many immigrants tolerated difficult living and working conditions? The immigrants seemed to be more willing to tolerate the horrible conditions in hopes to find gold and become wealthy. 3a. What was the Purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act? The purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act it stopped immigration by Chinese workers and miners for 10 years. 3b. Why do some labor unions oppose immigration?
Some labor unions opposed immigration because their members believed immigrants would take jobs away from native-born Americans. 3c. How might the growing opposition to immigration lead to problem in the Unites States? Oppositions to immigration may eventually lead to a country torn apart by its inhabitants. If immigrants have children, they may be used as anchor babies. As the children will be citizens, they will grow up being treated like outcasts.
