Question

One effect of the Immigration Act of 1965 on Latin Americans was that it,

A. Discouraged illegal immigration from Latin America.
B. Made it easier for them to enter the United States.
C. Encouraged many unskilled workers to immigrate.
D. Limited the number of unskilled workers from Latin America.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Made it easier for them to enter the United States

Explanation:

Fact know that the Immigration Act of 1965 has abolished the National Origin Formula which has been the basis United States immigration policy since 1920.  With this new act, it has brought upon reuniting of immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.

Answer 2

B. Made it easier for them to enter the United States

Explanation:

• The Hart-Celler  or Immigration Act of 1965 repealed an earlier quota program based on a national origin and implemented a new immigration policy, focused on the reunification of immigrant families and skilled labor in the United States
• The legislation passed in 1965 represented a drastic break from prior immigration laws which would have real, permanent impacts . This act allows for decisions to be rendered by categories , for example families of U.S. nationals or permanent immigrants, those with expertise/skills that the U.S. has considered as useful or refugees who are subject to violence or suffering
• Since 1965, flows had been more than half Latin American and one-quarter Asian compared to nearly all European immigration within the national-origin system. Mexico accounts for the largest proportion of the population of refugees currently (11.6 million).