Because of the 1965 Changes in Immigration Laws,thirty-Five Years Later

question 51

Multiple Choice

Because of the 1965 changes in immigration laws,thirty-five years later the immigrant population in the United States:

• A) had declined significantly.
• B) increasingly came from Asia and Latin America.
• C) increasingly came from eastern Europe.
• D) had stayed about the same.
• E) centered in rural areas.

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