What happened in the decade following the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990?

A) By 2000, Asian immigrants made up a third of the population of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

B) The government stopped the flow of illegal immigrants by penalizing employers who hired them.

C) During the 1990s, immigration to the United States declined by a record 40 percent.

D) The period from the 1990s to the 2000s saw the largest numbers of immigrants in the country’s history.

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights