Title: The immigrant experience 222 Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: The immigrant experience 222
The immigrant experience 222
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Content: Nativists believed that people born in the United States were better than immigrants. How did many US labor unions treat Chinese immigrants in the 1800s? Labor unions did not allow Chinese immigrants to become members. Labor unions helped Chinese immigrants find jobs in mills and factories. Labor unions asked companies to pay Chinese immigrants low wages. Labor unions helped Chinese immigrants form their own unions. Labor unions did not allow Chinese immigrants to become members. What did nativists think about Chinatowns in the late 1800s? Nativists thought Chinatowns were too different from other neighborhoods in cities and should not exist. Nativists thought Chinatowns were dangerous but necessary to help Chinese immigrants assimilate.