In ​1940, there were 250,017 immigrants admitted to a country. In 2001​, the number was 1,195,879.a. Assuming that the change in immigration is​ linear, write an equation expressing the number of​ immigrants, y, in terms of​ t, the number of years after 1900.b. Use your result in part a to predict the number of immigrants admitted to the country in 2014.c. Considering the value of the​ y-intercept in your answer to part a​, discuss the validity of using this equation to model the number of immigrants throughout the entire 20th century. a. A linear equation for the number of immigrants is nothing.