Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress passed a law that said that all airport screeners must be U.S. citizens. A significant percentage of this group was made up of legal residents who were not citizens. They were also disproportionally Latino, Black, and Asian. The citizenship requirement was not in place for other airport positions, including pilots, cabin attendants, and armed National Guardsmen. This law was an example of

A. institutional discrimination.
B. prejudice.
C. stereotyping.
D. All of the answers are correct.


Answer: A

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