Question

driving immigrants to the u.s. as refugees

• opportunity: the u.s. possesses a strong economy, and since the industrial revolution of the early 19th century, has attracted many latino immigrants in search of better employment.
• many early latino immigrants already possessed experience in mining and farming, enabling them to capitalize on the booming u.s. industries.

what percentage of the u.s. population is latino?
50%
5%
20%

Explanation:

To determine the percentage of the U.S. population that is Latino, we refer to demographic data. The Latino population in the U.S. is approximately 20% (as of recent estimates), while 50% is too high (the majority population is non - Latino white, and other groups make up the rest) and 5% is too low.

Answer:

C. 20% (assuming the options are labeled as A. 50%, B. 5%, C. 20% based on the given choices and the correct demographic knowledge)