PART A: Which of the following statements best identifies a central idea of this text?
A America has always welcomed immigrants who built
the country and made it more productive through
history,
B During the Great Depression, jobs were scarce, but
there was always a place for laborers working
American soil to become wealthy and live out the
American dream
c Mexicans invaded America in the 1930s because there
were no jobs in Mexico and they wanted to steal
American wealth.
D Life as migrant worker was difficult because of
poverty and prejudice, and because it was hard to
constantly adapt to life on the move.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys.which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded