Why did organized labor in the 1880s oppose an increase in the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States?a.
They believed that immigrants would soon return to their homelands.
b.
Immigrants often took jobs for low pay, lowering wages for everybody else.
c.
Immigrants often took higher paying jobs away from union members.
d.
There was not enough work in factories to support more immigrant workers.
I think the answer is between b and c. But the answer that I heard of in history class would be C. The fact that immigrants took away high paying jobs from union members.