The main reason that immigrants from Mexico and the Philippines were exempted from the new immigration restriction...
a.) the philippines was a colony of the US and mexicans had an established right to settle in the...
b.) they were not extempted; rather, keeping each group out was especially important to nativists
c.) both groups provided cheap agricultural labor, which trumped even the most fierce nativists' sentiments
d.) both groups came from impoverished countries, and therefore, American citizens believed it was their right to take refuge within the US
Answer: c.) both groups provided cheap agricultural labor, which trumped even the most fierce nativists' sentiments
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