One unintended consequence of the immigration restrictions passed in the 1920s was to:


A. end legal immigration from east Asia.
B. decrease the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.
C. increase the number and proportion of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America.
D. make it harder for leftists and political radicals to come to the United States.
E. increase the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

I'll be glad to check your answer.

I THINK ITS C

Right, again! :-)

To find the correct answer, we need to understand the context of the immigration restrictions passed in the 1920s. These restrictions were primarily implemented through the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the National Origins Act or Johnson-Reed Act.

To determine the unintended consequence of these restrictions, we can examine the key provisions and intended goals of the Act. The main objective of the Act was to limit immigration based on national origin. It established a quota system that set annual limits on the number of immigrants from each country.

Under the quota system, the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe was significantly reduced compared to pre-Act levels, while immigration from other regions, such as Mexico and Latin America, was not subject to the same strict quotas.

Given this information, we can conclude that the unintended consequence of the immigration restrictions passed in the 1920s was option B: decrease the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. This decision had a profound impact on the demographic composition of future immigrant populations in the United States.