Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the Hart-Cellar Act of 1965?
A)A large number of African American students started filling up colleges.
B)Problems like public housing and racial segregation worsened.
C)There was a dramatic rise in the number of Asian and Latin American immigrants.
D)Thousands of African Americans migrated from the North to the South.
E)There was a deficit in the national budget that affected the funding of the war in Vietnam.

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The Hart-Cellar Act of 1965, also known as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, significantly changed the U.S. immigration policy by abolishing the national origins quota system and establishing a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. An unintended consequence of this act was a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants from Asia and Latin America, as it shifted the focus from European immigration to a more global perspective.

Which of the Following Was an Unintended Consequence of the Hart-Cellar