Use the following excerpt from the play I Am American to answer the question.

Which sentence from the excerpt contributes to one of the central conflicts of the play, which is the difficult experiences immigrants must face and overcome in their new country?

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The factory where my great-great-grandfather worked was one of the first to have a labor union.
The factory where my great-great-grandfather worked was one of the first to have a labor union.

They went to work in some of the clothing factories owned by their predecessors.
They went to work in some of the clothing factories owned by their predecessors.

Many times in history we’ve been picked on and unfairly persecuted.
Many times in history we’ve been picked on and unfairly persecuted.

They were poor, and spoke only Yiddish when they moved into New York’s Lower East Side.

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The sentence that contributes to one of the central conflicts of the play, which is the difficult experiences immigrants must face and overcome in their new country, is:

"They were poor, and spoke only Yiddish when they moved into New York’s Lower East Side."

This sentence highlights the economic hardship and language barrier that immigrants often face, emphasizing their struggles in adapting to a new environment.