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Which was true of US immigration policy before the Immigration Act of 1965?

Immigration from Western Europe was restricted.

Immigration from the Middle East was restricted.

All immigration was encouraged; there were no quotas.

Ethnic diversity was encouraged to avoid uniformity.

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If the United States became a “majority-minority” nation,

whites would be the majority, but there would still be ethnic minorities.

there would be an equal number of whites and ethnic minorities.

there would be more ethnic minorities in the population than whites.

no one would be considered white or part of an ethnic minority group.

Asians who immigrated to the United States after marrying American service personnel primarily came from

China.

Korea.

Japan.

India.

What was the main reason immigration from Mexico to the United States increased between 1900 and 1950?

Mexicans wanted to escape an oppressive government.

Migrant workers arrived to work on farms and railroads.

Migrant workers sought jobs in factories in urban areas.

Mexicans wanted to create a new state in the United States.

Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Immigration Act of 1965 on Asian and Latin American immigrants?

The elimination of the quota system made it easier for Asians to immigrate and more difficult for Latin Americans to immigrate.

The elimination of the quota system was not beneficial to either Asian immigrants or Latin American immigrants.

Quotas were placed on immigrants from Asia but not on immigrants from Latin America.

The elimination of the quota system made it easier for Latin Americans to immigrate and more difficult for Asians to immigrate.

The rise in illegal immigration from Mexico after 1965 indicates that

the United States had no need for migrant workers.

only skilled workers could enter the country legally.

many people wanted to emigrate despite restrictions.

the United States had halted all Latin American immigration.

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