In the early part of the twentieth century, immigration from Mexico jumped for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) recruiting by the AFL in a campaign to increase its membership.
B) recruiting by American farmers in need of farm workers.
C) Mexicans fleeing poverty.
D) Mexicans fleeing the dislocations of revolution.

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The AFL (American Federation of Labor) was not actively recruiting Mexican immigrants to increase its membership during the early twentieth century. The other options were significant factors contributing to the increase in immigration from Mexico during that period.

In the Early Part of the Twentieth Century, Immigration from Mexico