Question

A historian argues that immigrants who arrived in the United States around the country's foundation were extremely similar to those who arrived in the early 20th century. Which of the following examples of historical evidence would best help you refute his claim? (APEX APUSH)

A. A chart tracing the levels of Eastern European immigration in the 18th and 19th centuries
B. A graph illustrating the growth of American productivity following the Industrial Revolution
C. A diary written by a Jewish child laborer living in early 20th-century Chicago
D. A newspaper article attacking immigrants for taking jobs from 19th-century Americans

Answer 1

A diary written by a Jewish child laborer living in early 20th-century Chicago.

Answer: Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker.

As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives.