The answer is C. It is not direct but is implied through the elastic clause
<span>Asian immigrants were viewed as too culturally different from Americans and laws were passed to restrict their numbers.
</span>The quote relates to American society's reaction to the immigrants of the late 1800s and early 1900s because Asian immigrants were viewed as too culturally different from Americans and laws were passed to restrict their numbers. An example of this is the numerous acts passed in order to restrict the numbers of Chinese immigrants in the United States.
