Why did organized labor in the 1880s oppose an increase in the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States?a. They believed that immigrants would soon return to their homelands. b. Immigrants often took jobs for low pay, lowering wages for everybody else. c. Immigrants often took higher paying jobs away from union members. d. There was not enough work in factories to support more immigrant workers.
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Organized labor in the 1880s opposed an increase in the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States primarily because:
b. Immigrants often took jobs for low pay, lowering wages for everybody else.
The influx of immigrants willing to work for lower wages posed a threat to the wages and job opportunities of native-born workers and existing union members. This competition for jobs often resulted in a downward pressure on wages for all workers, which led to opposition from organized labor.