What prompted as many as 200,000 American citizens to leave the country during the Great Depression? a. They deeply resented the
election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. b. These Americans often traveled to Latin America, trying to promote the policies of the New Deal. c. They sought exile in the Soviet Union, where they hoped economic planning would bring about prosperity more quickly. d. Some children had little choice as they went with their Mexican-born parents to Mexico.
Answer: d. Some children had little choice as they went with their Mexican-born parents to Mexico.
Explanation:
In the 1930s, the Great Depression had some Americans accusing Mexicans and other immigrants of holding jobs meant for U.S. citizens, and local relief agencies excluding foreign-born applicants with the threat of federal immigration law.
Many Mexicans went back to their native country through voluntary repatriation programs led by state and local authorities and aid agencies. However, this process was often coerced, and many of those deported were American citizens, born in the U.S. to first-generation immigrants.
