Question

quotas and limitations
in 1965, the united states passed the immigration and naturalization act.

• this act abolished the immigration quota based on national origin.
• this meant that the united states could not turn someone away from immigrating to the united states based on where they were from.
• however, this bill also put a limit of 120,000 people who could immigrate to the united states per year.
• the reason for this restriction was the suffering economy.

what did the 1965 immigration and naturalization act do?
eliminated immigration into the united states entirely
removed all restrictions on immigration into the u.s.
abolished immigration quotas based on national origin

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The act put a limit of 120,000 immigrants per year, so it did not eliminate immigration entirely.
• Analyze Option 2: The act set a yearly immigration limit, so it did not remove all restrictions.
• Analyze Option 3: The text clearly states "This act abolished the immigration quota based on national origin", so this option matches the description of the act.

Answer:

C. abolished immigration quotas based on national origin