Changing Immigration

Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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

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Japan.

Question 3

Because of modern immigration trends, the state of Texas

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joins California as home to many migrant workers from Mexico.

Question 4

What impact did the civil rights movement have on US immigration policies in the 1960s?

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It made people more aware of the need for equality and fairness in policies.

Question 5

The end of immigration quotas in the 1960s led to

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a significant increase in the number of Asian immigrants.

Question 6

The largest Vietnamese population in the United States is in

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California.

Question 7

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

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Migrant workers arrived to work on farms and railroads.

Question 8

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

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

Changing Immigration Answers