Why were immigrants often forced to take low-paying industrial jobs in cities in the late 1880s? Immigrants lacked the skills ne
eded to obtain higher-paying jobs. Americans refused to allow immigrants to farm on rural lands. It was illegal to hire immigrants for any other type of labor. Immigrants did not have the equipment to work in another field
The were immigrants often forced to take low-paying industrial jobs in cities in the late 1880s because immigrants lacked the skills needed to obtain higher-paying jobs.
