How Is the Issue of Immigration at the Local Level

question 27

Multiple Choice

How is the issue of immigration at the local level where foreign-born residents have recently settled best described?

• A)The value of immigrant labor is best appreciated at the local level.
• B)In smaller communities, individuals are more likely to be accepting of new immigrants.
• C)Immigration reform at the federal level has "trickled down" to the local level and greatly improved relations between native-born Americans and new immigrants.
• D)Many longtime residents resent new immigrants and have pushed both local and state officials to do something to stop, or at least slow, immigration.
• E)Most new immigrants keep to themselves and neither want nor seek interaction with the established community.

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