Final answer:
Asians represent about one-quarter of the legal immigration to the U.S., second to the Hispanic population, therefore, option (c) 30%; Whites is the correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
Asians comprise about a quarter of the legal immigrant flow to the United States and are second only to Hispanics in their numbers of new arrivals. The correct answer to the original question would be: Asians comprise 30% of the legal immigrant flow to the United States and are second only to Hispanics in their numbers of new arrivals.
As per the provided information, by the 2000s, about half of U.S. immigration came from the rest of the Americas, especially Mexico, and about a quarter came from various countries in Asia. This indicates that Asians make up a significant portion of the total immigration but are not the largest group. Latinos or Hispanics are the largest minority group and also comprise a large proportion of the legal and undocumented immigrant population in the U.S.
This trend reflects broader patterns of immigration and diversity within the country, where the Latin American, and particularly Mexican, immigrants play a significant role in the workforce, and the Asian population has been growing rapidly, especially in states like California.