Question

What reasons did the American Party give in the 1840s to encourage immigration reform

Answer 1

i hope this helps. they came, because of the widespread starvation in ireland in 1845. the california gold rush attracted chinese immigrants in 1849

Answer 2

To encourage immigration reforms, American party stated the reason that immigrants were stealing away jobs from True Americans.

Explanation:

American party was also known by the name of Know Nothing party. They play important role to encourage all the immigration reforms. Their main reasons to talk about were immigrants have been stealing the jobs of true Americans. Catholics have been showing much loyalty to the Pope instead of being loyal to USA.