When times get tough for the economy and employment, spirits rise. Instead of attributing a conflict to themselves or the situation, many people prefer to scapegoat the problem on others. This happens when someone who is not responsible for the problem is blamed for it. Parrillo in his article about how there was a small industrial town in the United States where prejudice against Germans wasn't really a problem, but then when times got tough everyone started pointing fingers at German immigrants. They were blamed for everything and everything (Parrillo 395). This seems absurd because the Germans had already found a place in that town and were integrating, but as soon as adversity arrived it was as if everything had been forgotten. This is similar to what Dudek talked about in part in his article. Dudek was explaining how many immigrants are discriminated against when it comes to getting hired for federal jobs. Some people even went so far as to claim that they were more prone to spying (Dudek 2). This argument was scandalous considering that every employee must undergo the same extensive background checks that the U.S. protects against