The chart below shows the number of legal immigrants by decade in the United States. SS.912.A.7.16 Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security What does this graph suggest about changes in immigration policy and attitudes since the 1950s? Responses Policy shifted to eliminate preferential ethnic quotas. Policy shifted to discourage amnesty for immigrants. Policy promoted admittance of refugees in emergency situations. . Policy promoted immigration sponsorships by companies in the United States.

Page(s) 979-98120.1. Chronological ReasoningThe 1965 Immigration Act was the most significant reform of U.S. immigration policy in the twentieth century.Which events took place before the 1965 Immigration Act, and which events were the result of the act being passed?Before the Immigration ActDrag appropriate answer(s) hereApproximately 40 percent of all U.S. immigrants from Mexico were reclassified as “illegal.”Immigration from Asia nearly doubled, especially as people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos sought refuge in the United States.Immigrants to the United States arrived mostly from Europe because European countries had larger quotas than Asia and Africa.The U.S. government admitted millions of laborers from Mexico to fill critical labor shortages through the Bracero Program.

How was immigration in the 1990s similar to immigration in the 1890s?A.Most immigrants were unable to read or write.B.Racial quotas kept many ethnic groups from entering the country.C.The large wave of immigration caused a change in American demographics.D.There were many immigrants from eastern Europe.

The fundamental source of United States immigration law is:The Control and Nationality Act of 1977The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952The Illegal Alien Protection Act 1961

Which events took place before the 1965 Immigration Act, and which events were the result of the act being passed?Before the Immigration ActDrag appropriate answer(s) hereApproximately 40 percent of all U.S. immigrants from Mexico were reclassified as “illegal.”Immigration from Asia nearly doubled, especially as people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos sought refuge in the United States.Immigrants to the United States arrived mostly from Europe because European countries had larger quotas than Asia and Africa.The U.S. government admitted millions of laborers from Mexico to fill critical labor shortages through the Bracero Program.

When did Canadian immigration policy become less discriminatory on the basis of race?A1920sBlate 1940sClate 1960sDearly 1990s