Why was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 necessary?

A.The legislation setting immigration policy had expired.
B.Too many immigrants were coming to the United States each year.
C.Existing American immigration policies were discriminatory.
D.The United States did not have enough workers to support industry.
I think it is B or D....leaning towards D....?

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965

Well to many immigrants were coming to the U.S. and our policies changed to be more discriminatory.

So how do I pick one

Read the Wikipedia article and your text carefully. The answer is obvious.

DO NOT GUESS!

I don't mean to ....I really think it is B. From the article it states how many immigrants were coming over (ALOT) and we started picking who could and couldn't come into the U.S. So I don't feel it is a guess to say in a way that they are both right.

It is not B.

Ms. Sue between the article and my book they both make statements about B and C ...what makes C more right than B? I know they talk about discriminatory ways but you have to admit that they talk alot about way too many immigrants coming over also...right? But I get that the answer is C...

The legislation got rid of the national preferences for Europeans. It gave Asians, Africans, and South Americans better chances of immigrating to the States.

so its c

The correct answer is C. Existing American immigration policies were discriminatory.

To understand why the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was necessary, it's important to have some context. Prior to 1965, the United States primarily used a system of national origin quotas, which heavily favored immigration from Western European countries. These quotas were established based on the Immigration Act of 1924, which aimed to restrict immigration, particularly from non-European countries.

However, this discriminatory system was widely criticized for its inequality and prejudice. In the 1960s, there was a growing civil rights movement in the United States, which called for equal treatment and an end to racial discrimination across various aspects of society, including immigration policy.

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, was enacted to abolish the national origin quotas and introduce a new preference system based on family reunification and skill-based criteria. The act aimed to remove racial and ethnic biases in immigration policies and promote fairness and equality by treating all immigrants equally, regardless of their country of origin.

So, option C – existing American immigration policies were discriminatory – is the correct answer.