ions of the plants: even today, a disproportionately high percentage of dangerous jobs go to Arab immigrantsö (p. 3). Lacking union representation or a network of factory alliances that might permit them to win better positions, Arab immigrants then and now have worked against such obstacles to succeed in the shadows of mainstream American culture.
From WWI until the modern era, Arab immigrants come to America because of economic, social and political factors. Economic opportunity is probably the greatest pull factor, as the U.S. is viewed as the land of opportunity. Immigration represents a way of improving lifestyle, as many Arabs experienced destitution in the homeland daily life. So, too, many Arabs immigrate to America in search of greater freedoms not found in their homeland, like freedom of speech, democratic government, and fewer restrictions based on gender. War, poverty
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