PART A: Which statement describes the central idea of the text?

A
America has a long history of immigration but some groups of immigrants have been treated unfairly.
B
America has a long history of immigration and has always been welcoming towards immigrants.
C
America must limit the number of immigrants who enter the nation to preserve its resources.
D
Immigrants have enjoyed fairer treatment in America than in their home countries.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A
“Sometimes, though, people have more urgent reasons to leave their home countries.” ( Paragraph 2)
B
“In just a few years after the discovery of gold, about 150,000 Chinese people immigrated to the United States.” ( Paragraph 4)
C
“Over the years, countries have used laws, both fairly and unfairly, to control immigration.” ( Paragraph 6)
D
“One reason for the global growth of immigration is the improvement of transportation and the decrease in cost.” ( Paragraph 8)

3.
How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

A
It demonstrates how famine brought different groups of immigrants to America.
B
It shows why some people were unhappy when immigrants came to America.
C
It reveals some of the reasons why groups of immigrants came to America.
D
It discusses how people only immigrated to America to find gold.

4.
How does the text illustrate that United States immigration laws were discriminatory?

A
The text details how the government uses immigration laws to imprison immigrants.
B
The author describes how the United States accepted immigrants from certain countries but not from others.
C
The author compares the different number of immigrants who came to the United States from Asia with those who came from Latin America.
D
The text illustrates how the impact of World War I meant the United States government had to change its laws.