PLEASE HURRY ITS ON A TEST Read the quotation from President Obama’s 2014 speech on immigration.

For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations.

What is the best paraphrase of this statement?

The US needs to reduce immigration to be competitive in today’s world.
In 200 years, the US has welcomed millions of immigrants from other nations.
Accepting immigrants to our shores has made the US stronger than other nations.
For centuries, the United States’ treatment of immigrants has helped the country win wars.

For centuries, the United States’ treatment of immigrants has helped the country win wars.

Explanation:

the answer is states.

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.