Question

Which political issue does this cartoon illustrate?

A. the effects of unchecked immigration
B. the health effects of the factory system
C. the effects of low American wages
D. the effects of prohibiting alcohol on society

Answer 1

I believe the answer is A. Unchecked immigration. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter A.

The cartoon goes back to the 1900s, when there was a great amount of immigrants coming to New York through an immigration station complex called the Ellis Island.

Ellis Island was a gateway for more than 12 million immigrants in the United States.