Why did most of the immigrants who came to america in the late 19th century settle in the cities?
a) city living was spacious, clean, and far from overpopulated.
b) city living was crowded but there were plenty of recreational activities.
c) cities were the cheapest places to live and offered unskilled laborers steady jobs.
d) people had a hard time finding work so they settled into the cities since they could not afford to move.

C) Cities were the cheapest places to live and offered unskilled laborers steady jobs.

Explanation:

When the late 19th century came around the second large immigration wave came to the United States, low skilled and hardworking people were needed in the cities where new jobs were available, so the immigrants settled in the cities here the cheapest places to live were located and they were close to the fabrics where they needed to work, so everything worked out perfectly for them.