<P> Federal law made it difficult to divorce absent servicemen, so the number of divorces peaked when they returned in 1946 . In long - range terms, divorce rates changed little . </P> <P> Juggling their roles as mothers due to the Baby Boom and the jobs they filled while the men were at war, women strained to complete all tasks set before them . The war caused cutbacks in automobile and bus service, and migration from farms and towns to munitions centers . Those housewives who worked found the dual role difficult to handle . </P> <P> Stress came when sons, husbands, fathers, brothers, and fiancés were drafted and sent to faraway training camps, preparing for a war in which nobody knew how many would be killed . Millions of wives tried to relocate near their husbands' training camps . </P> <P> During World War II the trend in immigration policies were both more and less restrictive . The United States immigration policies focused more on national security and were driven by foreign policy imperatives . Legislation such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was finally repealed . This Act was the first law in the United States that excluded a specific group - the Chinese from migrating to the United States . But during World War II, with the Chinese as allies, the United States passed the Magnuson Act, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 . There was also the Nationality Act of 1940, which clarified how to become and remain a citizen . Specifically, it allowed immigrants who were not citizens, like the Filipinos or those in the outside territories to gain citizenship by enlisting in the army . In contrast, the Japanese and Japanese - Americans were subject to internment in the U.S. There was also legislation like the Smith Act, also known as the Alien Registration Act of 1940, which required indicted communists, anarchists and fascists . Another program was the Bracero Program, which allowed over two decades, nearly 5 million Mexican workers to come and work in the United States . </P>

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