Nativism would affect immigrants because of bias and prejudice. Nativism refers to a bias that inhabitants had toward people that were not Protestant or white.
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the new immigrants were more likely to settle in cities
The new immigrants were more likely to settle in cities (novanet)
Between 1890 and 1920, millions of people immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern Europe. • Many native-born Americans viewed the new immigrants as a threat to the American way of life. They wanted the new immigrants to assimilate, or adopt the language and customs of the dominant culture in American society
New immigrants were eager for the job opportunities created by the U.S. industrial boom of the late 1800s, meaning mostly factory jobs.