Which of these statements best describes why it was difficult for many immigrants to find employment in the US in the late 1800s?

Many immigrants faced prejudice because of their nationality, ethnicity, or religion, and employers could refuse to hire them for those reasons. The best choice is “They were discriminated against by potential employers”; immigrants often lived in cities and sought factory and mill work, so a lack of rural jobs or interest in available work does not best explain the difficulty.

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