Question

What role did nativism play in federal policy?

(1 point)
Responses

Concern for immigrants' children led to increased public education funding.

Concern for immigrants' children led to increased public education funding.

Concern about living conditions led to construction of public housing.

Concern about living conditions led to construction of public housing.

Concern about conditions in factories led to more rights for immigrant workers.

Concern about conditions in factories led to more rights for immigrant workers.

Concern over cultural differences led to more restrictive immigration laws.

Answer 1

Concern over cultural differences led to more restrictive immigration laws. Nativist attitudes pushed Congress to pass exclusionary and quota laws (e.g., Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1924).