Economic Fears Flashcards
1
Q
Knowlege
A
The basic survival wage for a worker should be $745 a year but for immigrants, the average pay is $400 a year.
2
Q
Knowlege
A
When the “American Labour” went on strike for better wages employers hired immigrants as they were desperate for money, many were employed as strike-breakers to replace the strikers.
3
Q
Analysis
A
This was important because of competition for jobs between the WASPS and the new immigrants, there was a growing hostility towards Immigrants from Eastern Europe.
