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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the labor force,

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a woman's source of strength during childbirth.

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Shouldn't make jokes about that.

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[ woman groans ]

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All right, which of the following was a result of the demographic changes shown in the map?

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All right, and here are your potential answers.

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[ mumbles ]

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All right, well immigration has always deeply impacted U.S.

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culture, but recently it's led to some heavy debate

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over the political and economic role that new Americans

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should play. Was one result of these demographic

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changes that A - overall population in the Midwest increased?

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Hmm. This map doesn't show overall population numbers,

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just foreign-born population percentages.

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So survey says

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[ vocalizes buzzer ] not A.

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Did this population shift result in C - establishment of a

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national English language?

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Well, the rise in foreign-born population has increased

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both linguistic and political diversity in the United States.

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And while some immigration opponents have suggested

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the adoption of a national language, that hasn't actually happened.

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So that rules out C and D.

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Which means the demographic changes shown in the map B -

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provided the country with an essential labor force.

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Though some have pushed back against the rise of immigration,

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others argue that immigrants are invaluable, since they

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provide the U.S. with an essential and often low-cost

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labor force. So B is the right answer.

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Immigration has always been integral to the fabric of American society.

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But charged emotions surrounding the debate have caused things

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to, uh, well, unravel a bit.

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[ aww ]

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