Why Did Many Progressives Advocate Restricting Immigration to the United

question 36

Multiple Choice

Why did many progressives advocate restricting immigration to the United States?

• A) They concluded that since the immigrant city bred problems, immigrants should be excluded.
• B) They believed that urban planners had to be given time to clear the slums and redesign the boulevards so that immigrants would see America at its best.
• C) They believed that it was cruel to allow immigrants to come to America if they were going to have to work in unhealthy factories.
• D) They believed that until the U.S. economy had been reformed, it could never expand rapidly enough to incorporate waves of immigrants.
• E) They feared that immigrants would support labor unions and thereby reduce the influence of individual progressive organizations.

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