What cultural effects does modern Immigration have on America?

Immigrants and their children played important roles in the development of culture and art in twentieth-century America, just as they have in science and academic institutions. The presence of immigrants and their offspring has helped “push” American institutions in the direction of increasing openness and meritocracy.

Explanation:

the second significant cause of the great migration was the desire of black southerners to escape segregation, known euphemistically as jim crow. rural african american southerners believed that segregation - and racism and prejudice against blacks - was significantly less intense in the north.