Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

Immigrants in both waves often settled near people from the same country or region, forming ethnic neighborhoods in American cities. The origins differed: the “old” wave largely came from northern and western Europe, while the “new” wave included many people from southern and eastern Europe. Therefore, the shared feature is that both established city neighborhoods.

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