Which of the Following Statements Describes the Status of Mexican

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the status of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in the Southwest in the 1940s?

• A) Discrimination against people of Mexican descent had much in common with that affecting African Americans in the South.
• B) People of Mexican descent faced discrimination in employment,but they did not endure political repression.
• C) Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans had many more resources that African Americans to fight discrimination during the 1940s.
• D) Due to their more recent arrival in the United States,people of Mexican descent endured more severe discrimination than African Americans.

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