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Changing Immigration

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6 October 2022
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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.
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The Immigration Act of 1924 was considered outdated by the 1960s because
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immigration patterns were changing.
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The rise in illegal immigration from Mexico after 1965 indicates that
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many people wanted to emigrate despite restrictions.
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The US city with the largest Cuban population is
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Miami.
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Many immigrants from China to the United States
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were discriminated against as early as the 1800s.
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Why did many South Koreans move to the United States in the 1960s?
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the chance of family reunions
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As a result of the Immigration Act of 1965,
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skilled and educated workers were encouraged to immigrate.
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Because of modern immigration trends, the state of Texas
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joins California as home to half of all Mexican Americans.
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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.
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What did the change in immigration policies between the 1920s and the 1960s reveal about the United States?
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The country was becoming more open to diversity and equality.
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What did passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 accomplish?
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The law supported victims of political persecution.
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The largest Vietnamese population in the United States is in
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California.
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Which statement best supports the fact that the United States is becoming more diverse?
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By 2050, more than half the population of the United States will belong to an ethnic minority group.
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How did Latin American immigration to the United States change during the 1960s?
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Immigration became more difficult and fewer legal immigrants came to the US.
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Who signed an order stating that children who had been brought into the United States illegally could stay if they met certain requirements?
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President Barack Obama
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The Immigration Act of 1965
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abolished the old immigration quotas.
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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.
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Many Asian immigrants came to the United States in the 1960s and 1970s because of push factors, including
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poverty and chaos.
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Between the 1960s and the 2000s, immigration from Asian nations
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greatly increased.
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One push factor that increased immigration from Central America and the Caribbean to the United States was
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the need to escape civil war and poverty.