Which of the following occurred as conditions during the Great Depression worsened?
A) Government officials called for the deportation of Mexican-born Americans to avoid the cost of providing them with government services.
B) There was no longer any competition for jobs, especially between impoverished whites in western states and Latino and Asian farmhands.
C) Birth rates soared, as couples sought to have more children to be able to work the fields and provide for their families.
D) More immigrants entered the United States than ever before because the Depression had distracted nativist efforts.
E) Because there were so many homeless, state governments outlawed arresting homeless people for harmless activities such as "idling."

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During the Great Depression, government officials did indeed call for the deportation of Mexican-born Americans, among others, as a cost-saving measure, wrongly blaming them for economic woes and to reduce the number of people needing government assistance.

Which of the Following Occurred as Conditions During the Great