A political factor is an activity having to do with the intervene of government policy to change or influence a business or a company’s operations. Political factor does influence the life of immigrants in America. Politics in the 19th century tend to be very bias. There are few big corporations who monopolize the industry. In Out of this Furnace, the building of the infrastructure shows a great example of political rights of workers working in the steel mill. Bell mentions that these infrastructures are beneficial for people of upper class and capitalist. Labors who work in the steel mills are not encouraged to vote during the decision of building these infrastructures.
“They run the country to suit them, and don 't think they 're going to let you interfere every few years with your miserable vote. Get that into your head. Your vote means nothing. The company man always