When Thomas Paine wrote about reconcillation, he is referring to the colonies staying peacefully connected with Great Britain. This is in his writing or book, "Common Sense".
The answer or the missing phrase in your sentence is the second statement or choice.
Answer:
OC. immigrants coming to America
Explanation:
The phrase that describes what the "push and pull" theory was about immigrants coming to America.
The protest against the British Taxation aka the Stamp Act