The massive nineteenth-century influx of Irish immigrants into the United States was accompanied by
A) the passage of restrictive immigration laws.
B) legislation lengthening residency requirements for citizenship.
C) the growth of anti-Catholic sentiment.
D) a nationwide typhoid fever epidemic.

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The influx of Irish immigrants was met with growing anti-Catholic sentiment, as many of the immigrants were Catholic. This sentiment led to discrimination and prejudice against the Irish, including job discrimination and labor exploitation. However, there were no major immigration laws passed during this time period, nor was there a nationwide typhoid fever epidemic. Lengthening residency requirements for citizenship did not occur until later in the twentieth century.

The Massive Nineteenth-Century Influx of Irish Immigrants into the United