Unlike the "old" immigrants, who arrived prior to 1876 and lived in geographically dispersed residence patterns, the "new" immigrants, from 1876-1925, tended to live in the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest because…

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The "new" immigrants came to the United States in search of economic opportunity and jobs, so they tended to settle in urban industrial centers where there were more job opportunities. This was especially true as the United States industrialized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Unlike the "Old" Immigrants, Who Arrived Prior to 1876 and Lived