Suppose a man works six or seven days a week in a factory, trying to support his family, but never seems to be able to make ends meet. (2) If he analyzed his situation rationally, he would probably blame the well-to-do generally, and his employers specifically, for failing to pay him an adequate wage. (3) But these people have the power to cut off his income; to oppose them openly would be self-destructive. (4) He could also blame himself for his financial problems, but this too makes him uncomfortable. (5) Instead, he looks to the immigrants who have begun working in his factory. (6) He doesn’t really know them, but he suspects they’re willing to work for low wages and that many other immigrants are eager to take his job. (7) By a process of twisted logic, he blames these people for his poverty. (8) Soon he is exchanging rumors about “them” with his cronies and supporting efforts to close the border. (9) Hating immigrants makes the man and his friends feel a little better. QuestionA1. We can infer that the author of the passage thinks