Critics of the "New Immigration" of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries opposed a minimum wage because

A) factories would refuse to hire immigrant laborers.

B) the immigrants were generally wealthier than American citizens.

C) they believed immigrants took farmland from native-born Americans.

D) immigrants generally would work for less money than American citizens.

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Mikaela Harmon

Social Studies

26 October, 11:30

Critics of the "New Immigration" of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries opposed a minimum wage because

A) factories would refuse to hire immigrant laborers.

B) the immigrants were generally wealthier than American citizens.

C) they believed immigrants took farmland from native-born Americans.

D) immigrants generally would work for less money than American citizens.

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Francis Wilkerson · Answer 1

D. Immigrants would work for less money due to their status in the country. Knowing that if minimum wage were a thing they would hire less risky individuals.

Branden Webster · Answer 2

Branden Webster 26 October, 11:58

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The correct answer is d