According to the historian Mae Ngai,laws and policies that made ethnic or racial identity a determining factor in the opportunity to immigrate during the 1920s resulted in:

A) decreasing racial identification for white immigrants
B) decreasing racial identification for Latino/a immigrants
C) decreasing racial identification for Caribbean islanders
D) decreasing racial identification for Asian immigrants

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Mae Ngai's research indicates that laws and policies in the 1920s, which made ethnic or racial identity a key factor in immigration opportunities, led to a decrease in racial identification among white immigrants. This was because these laws were designed to favor immigrants from certain European countries, effectively making whiteness a less distinct and less scrutinized category among immigrants.

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