Question

Which factors have contributed to migration to the United States from Latin America? (Choose 3)
Many Latin American countries deport people to the United States.
The successful war on drugs led those involved in the drug trade to flee.
The Cuban Revolution took away rights and freedoms from Cuban citizens.
The people of Puerto Rico gained citizenship rights to the United States in 1917.
Mexican farm laborers were required to remain in the United States permanently to gain positions.
Political upheaval in some Latin American countries have led people to flee.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- The Cuban Revolution took away rights and freedoms from Cuban citizens.
- The people of Puerto Rico gained citizenship rights to the United States in 1917.
- Political upheaval in some Latin American countries have led people to flee.

Brief reasons: The Cuban Revolution (1959) prompted many Cubans to emigrate for political and personal freedoms; the Jones-Shafroth Act (1917) granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship, facilitating migration to the mainland; and coups, civil wars, and repressive regimes in various Latin American countries have driven refugees and migrants to the U.S.