which option describes an example of prejudice in connection to immigration to the US?

Many immigrants worked in factories, where working conditions were dangerous and unhealthy.

In 1882, the US issued the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped all immigration from China.

From 1880 to 1900 more than 20 million immigrants came to the US from eastern, Southern, and central Europe.

Many immigrants lived together in US cities and continued their traditions in places like "Little Italy."

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The option that best describes an example of prejudice in connection to immigration to the US is:

In 1882, the US issued the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped all immigration from China.

This legislation was a clear example of prejudice, as it targeted a specific ethnic group, effectively discriminating against Chinese immigrants based on their nationality and race.