Because of modern immigration trends, the state of texas -

a) has the largest vietnamese population in the united states.
b) has established a large and thriving cuban community.
c) joins california as home to half of all mexican americans.
d) follows the quota system established by the us government.

The correct answer is C. Because of modern immigration trends, the state of Texas joins California as home to half of all Mexican Americans.

According to the US Census Bureau, 11% of the American population has Mexican origins, that is more than 36,000,000 people.

In the United States, the Mexican community is the largest population of Latin Americans residing in this country, they are 64% of the Hispanic population and are mainly concentrated in the Southwest of the nation. California and Texas are the states with the highest concentration of Mexican immigrants by population with respect to the total of the country. In the case of Texas, some 8 million Mexican Americans live in that state.