Which of the following did immigration in the late twentieth century have in common with immigration in the late nineteenth century?

A) In both centuries, some Americans feared for the nation's traditional culture.
B) In both cases, immigrants assimilated quickly if they were white.
C) Immigrants worked in unskilled, low-wage jobs in the Gilded Age and the Reagan years.
D) In both time periods, immigrants faced the elaborate immigration bureaucracy of the INS.

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Abdur-Razzaq Henderson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  In both the late nineteenth and late twentieth centuries, a common concern among some Americans was the fear that the influx of immigrants would threaten or dilute the nation's traditional culture. This reflects broader anxieties about cultural change and identity that have recurred throughout American history in response to waves of immigration.

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