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Politcal machines are organizations that sway votes or control a city's gov't. For example, Tammany Hall was a political machine in New York City. The leader was Boss Tweed. Boss Tweed would pressure peopel into voting a certain way, in favor of what he wanted and who he could have control over. Immigrants typically supported them because the political machines would do them favors and try to find them jobs. They did this because they wanted to keep a good image, even though they were really just corrupt politicians.
Whether American's view of immigrant workers is positive or negative greatly depends on the educational level of the immigrant and what country they are migrating from. In general, the immigrants who draw the greatest ire are those who are unskilled, illegals from Latin American countries.
Immigrants would work for low wages in unsafe conditions
They hoped immigrants would blend into the American culture (novanet)
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Very much so. It would benefit them if they did. Many were fleeing from unfriendly regimes.
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answered by: anomus The Immigrants would take jobs from the Americans
So that the immigrants would do those less skilled but essential jobs that the Britons did not find appealing.
It's when a group of immigrants assimilate into the native culture and take up some of its negative features. An example would be second generation Asian-Americans having a higher rate of single motherhood than first generation immigrants.
Nativists believed that fewer immigrants should be allowed in the country because they felt that immigrants took jobs away from native-born Americans, caused social problems, and diluted American culture and values. They also feared that immigrants would not assimilate into American society easily.
They left Spain because it was tough there. The immigrants were paid to leave. If the immigrants stayed they would have been killed.