History, 02.04.2020 03:09, groverparham3

"They wanted us out of the country. I didn't understand why when we'd been born here.
Emilia Castaneda was born in Los Angeles of Mexican parents. In 1935, she and her father and brother were forced to board
bound for Mexico
Linda Pressly, "U. S. Mexicans Haunted by Repatriation"
BBC News, November 29, 2006
This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation ?
A to fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
B to protect national security
C to reduce competition for jobs
D to prevent communist influence on labor unions

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