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How did the increase in immigration help american industries?

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imigrants were generally more willing to accept lower wages and inferior working conditions than native born workers.

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These claims suggest that immigrants contribute to economic growth by increasing the supply of (or attracting) capital as well as the supply of labor. Rosenberg (1972: 32–33) concludes that immigrants to the United States also brought European technology that increased the productivity of American industry.

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