Question

Which of the following was not a reason that children of immigrant families had to get jobs?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Many immigrants to new countries have poor job skills (they may have been unskilled laborers in the old country) and even if they are skilled in some occupation, they may have an inability to communicate in the country's main language, making it difficult to find work. Families that are desperate for enough money to survive may resort to putting their children to work as well as working themselves. Also, some immigrants come from cultures where the idea of children (especially girls) going to school is considered a luxury, so even in the new country, they may expect the children to work rather than study.

We have seen this pattern throughout history. Even in America, immigrant children were often forced to go to work, because there did not used to be laws against child labor; many poor families, including those from non-English speaking countries, who desperately needed extra income for food or housing, encouraged their children to work instead of go to school. Fortunately, there are now laws in America against children working, but not all countries have such laws.