Question

What are some difficulties that the immigrants faced in america from the late 1800's to the early 1900's ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Aside from the more obvious difficulties, such as economic hardships and inequality, one of their biggest obstacles was the concept of nativism. During that time period, a lot of Americans had some animosity towards immigrants because immigrants would seek out jobs that were previously held by Americans, because immigrants would accept lower pay than regular citizens. They also faced stereotypes. For example, in the 1800s, potatoes were a major source of income for Ireland. But they were also renowned for being drinkers. So when the Great Famine occurred in the 1840s and Irish people came to America for new opportunities,