Due to a Comparatively High Immigration Rate and a Comparatively

question 20

Multiple Choice

Due to a comparatively high immigration rate and a comparatively low birth rate among non-Hispanic whites,the United States:

• A)is becoming more ethnically and racially diverse
• B)is becoming less ethnically and racially diverse
• C)is becoming similar to the United States of the 1950s in its ethnic and racial composition
• D)is becoming more focused on class rather than ethnic and race relations
• E)none of these choices

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