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What political party did immigrants tend to join, why?

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Most immigrants living in cities became Democrats because the party focused on the needs of commoners. Part of the opposition occurred because Americans in low-paying jobs were threatened and sometimes replaced by groups willing to work for almost nothing in order to survive.

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Democrats because they were more focused on the needs of foreigners
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