America is thought of as an enourmous pot where many races and nationalities were blended into one new nationality. This concept is known as the "melting pot." During Industrialization many "new" immigrants were on their way out of Southern and Eastern Europe due to over population and religous persecution. Factors that made immigrants leave their home countries were known as push factors. Pull factors, or factors that lure immigrants into a new country, were also at work. The prospect of political adn religious loberty, as well as opportunities for economic advancement brought millions of immigrants to America. Even though immigrants helped to make the Industrial
Revolution possible they faced opposition in economics and politics.
In the early nineteenth century, cheap land drew many immigrants to America and many of them went into farming. But the constuction of canals
The "new" immigrants that came to America that could read, write, speak, and understand English were lated bny many political supporters. Those people feared that if an immigrant were to gain power in politics that they might try to incorporate their old customs and traditions in poliitcs. Many Americans even opposed the idea of allowing immigrants the right to vote. Even after immigrants were to become Americanized, political supporters fought to keep immigrants from participating in politics.
Although Amercian worksers inderectly benefited from immigration they tended to regard the newcomers as competitors for their jobs. This is understandable not only because of flucations of the economy which caused unemployment, but because immigrants were often used as strike . It was also believed, although incorrectly, that immigration drove down the wages of American workers. Unio
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