anti-______ feelings
influence of immigration
- economic: worked in ______, improving businesses; had enough unskilled labor to fill ______ jobs
- political: political ______ often helped immigrants in exchange for their ______; corrupt \______\ controlled political ______ and city ______; competition for ______, unions, etc. led many ______-born americans to ______ immigrants (accepted less ______ so wages were ______ for all workers); began demanding laws be passed to ______ immigration from ______ and japan; 1882—the chinese exclusion act banned entry to most ______ immigrants; similar laws applied to ______
- cultural: ______ communities developed to help immigrants adjust to new ______ and language; spoke ______ languages and practiced cultures while ______ new customs together
the rise of labor unions
- purpose: laborers ______ together to try to force employers to provide better ______ conditions
- afl: american federation of ______; influential labor ______ founded by samuel ______; improve ______ / working conditions through ______ (work stoppages) and collective ______ (negotiations)

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These are fill-in-the-blank questions about US immigration and labor union history, covering economic, political, cultural impacts of immigration, and key details of early labor unions.
# Answer:
anti-**immigrant** feelings

## Influence of Immigration
### Economic: worked in **factories/urban industries**, improving businesses; had enough unskilled labor to fill **low-wage/unskilled** jobs
### Political: political **machines** often helped immigrants in exchange for their **votes**; corrupt "**bosses**" controlled political **parties** and city **governments**; competition for **jobs**, unions, etc. led many **native**-born Americans to **oppose** immigrants (accepted less **discrimination** so wages were **lower** for all workers); began demanding laws be passed to **restrict** immigration from **China** and Japan; 1882—The Chinese Exclusion Act banned entry to most **Chinese** immigrants; similar laws applied to **other Asian**
### Cultural: **Ethnic/immigrant** communities developed to help immigrants adjust to new **country** and language; spoke **native** languages and practiced cultures while **adopting** new customs together

## The Rise of Labor Unions
### Purpose: laborers **organized** together to try to force employers to provide better **wage and working** conditions
### AFL: American Federation of **Labor**; influential labor **organization** founded by Samuel **Gompers**; improve **wages** / working conditions through **strikes** (work stoppages) and Collective **Bargaining** (negotiations)

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Influence of Immigration

Economic: worked in factories/urban industries, improving businesses; had enough unskilled labor to fill low-wage/unskilled jobs

Cultural: Ethnic/immigrant communities developed to help immigrants adjust to new country and language; spoke native languages and practiced cultures while adopting new customs together

The Rise of Labor Unions

Purpose: laborers organized together to try to force employers to provide better wage and working conditions

AFL: American Federation of Labor; influential labor organization founded by Samuel Gompers; improve wages / working conditions through strikes (work stoppages) and Collective Bargaining (negotiations)