Changing Immigration Answers

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What did the Immigration Act of 1924 do?

A
opened the West to Asian immigration
B
established quotas or limits on immigration
C
made special provisions for refugees
D
created a federal department to oversee immigration
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What did the Immigration Act of 1965 do?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It abolished quotas.
B
It encouraged immigration of skilled workers.
C
It created the bracero program.
D
It established special exceptions for people in trouble and families seeking to reunite.
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Why did some people oppose the Immigration Act of 1965?

A
They wanted to have a say in how immigration laws were implemented.
B
They were influenced by the civil rights movement.
C
They feared that new immigrants would change US culture.
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Which of the following statements is supported by the data on the right?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The percentage of the population that claimed Asian heritage increased between 1970 and 2010.
B
In 2010, 15 percent of people in the US were of Asian descent.
C
In 1990, more than 10 percent of the US population had Latin American ancestry.
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The communist revolution in Cuba was a

A
push factor for immigration.
B
pull factor for immigration.
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During World War II, many Mexican immigrants came to the United States

A
as refugees from a communist revolution.
B
as spouses of military personnel.
C
as workers in the bracero program.
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What is undocumented immigration?

A
immigrating after completing all necessary paperwork
B
immigrating with a criminal record
C
immigrating in violation of the law
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How did the civil rights movement influence the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965?

A
People in the US wanted more immigrants of African heritage to be admitted.
B
People in the US wanted to abolish policies that favored white Europeans.
C
People in the US wanted some minority groups to get preferential treatment.
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The Chinese Exclusion Actincreased Asian immigration to the United States.led to Japanese internment in the United States.prohibited Chinese immigration to the United States.

A
increased Asian immigration to the United States.
B
led to Japanese internment in the United States.
C
prohibited Chinese immigration to the United States.
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What effect did the Immigration Act of 1965 have on immigration from Mexico?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Only unskilled Mexican immigrants were allowed to come to the United States.
B
Some temporary or migrant workers were allowed to come to the United States.
C
Unlimited numbers of Mexican immigrants were allowed to come to the United States.
D
Undocumented immigration from Mexico increased dramatically.

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