CLEP US History II

Answer: A - States individually regulated immigration until 1891, when new legislation moved the matter into federal jurisdiction. Prior to 1891, several laws restricting specific acts of immigration were passed at the federal level, but the states maintained primary control over immigration requirements. At the end of the 19th century, various political movements began opposing new immigration on the grounds that immigrants “took jobs away” from native-born citizens and brought many of the social problems of their home nations to America.