In the early 1990s, the United States
a. experienced its biggest immigration boom since World War I.
b. rejected the philosophy of free trade in the Western Hemisphere.
c. enacted legislation that placed harsh restrictions on Asian immigration.
d. began to increase trade with Europe while decreasing trade with Pacific nations.
ANS: a
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