These two regions were singled out because many Americans held the perception that individuals from southern and eastern Europe could not be assimilated properly into the culture of the United States. Their languages, customs, and religions were thought to be too different from those of preceding generations of immigrants for full scale integration into American culture. The fear was that these newer immigrants would always be "hyphenates,” or citizens who would call themselves, or be called by others, by such hyphenated names as "Polish-Americans,” "Greek-Americans,” and "Italian-Americans.”
Beyond the fear of being swamped by unassimilable immigrants from eastern and southern Europe was the fear that these immigrants’ increasing numbers would depress wages for American workers. In addition, some people feared the potential of the rising political power of the new class of immigrants.
<span>Origination Clause would be the bill to start into the house of Representatives.</span>
<span>The conference that was held on January 20, 1942 to finalize plans for the Final Solution was known as the "Wannsee Conference," although there were discussions prior to this as well. </span>
The two best answers among the following choices would be A) the first option and B) the second option.
