All of the Following Are True Statements About the Relationship

All of the following are true statements about the relationship between Irish immigrants and U.S. citizens EXCEPT

A) the Irish were seen as wage-depressing competitors for jobs by many Protestant American workers.
B) Nativist Americans from the middle and upper classes generally hated the Irish.
C) the Irish often saw signs on factory gates that said "No Irish Need Apply."
D) race riots between blacks and Irish were common.
E) Irish immigrants became fiercely supportive of the abolitionist cause.