Answer:
In the late 1800s, anti-Chinese sentiment grew because labor unions promoted the idea that Chinese immigrants were taking American jobs by agreeing to work for lower wages.
Explanation:
Chinese immigrants in the 19th century worked mainly in mines and transcontinental railroads such as the Central Pacific Railroad. These immigrants were widely discriminated against for their skin color. The white Americans even spread the metaphor of the "Yellow Peril" or "Terror", depicting awful creatures. Employers wanted to have these men work for them becuse they would agree to work for lower wages than those paid to "white" men. This caused labor unions to become extremely angry since their jobs were being taken by the Chinese. They even organized terrible massacres such as the Chinese Massacre of 1871.
