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Industrialization Of Immigrants

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Migrating to a different country can be a very challenging and daunting feat. There are many reasons as to why someone would want to move, but one of the biggest motives is for new opportunities; more specifically new job opportunities. During the late 19th century there was an upsurge of job opportunities with the rise of industrialization. The exponentially increasing numbers of immigrants coming to America each day made it so that there were more workers than there were jobs.
Factory owners are depriving their workers from a comfortable work setting and often dehumanize them. This deprivation often leads to death or long term injuries.

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