The emphasis on language in the first passage is most safely interpreted as

(A) a concern for high educational standards in a rapidly growing society. (B) a tactic allowing the exclusion of non-Europeans without referring directly to race. (C) a measure to ensure that all immigrants possessed useful expertise. (D) an attempt to bar all immigrants regardless of origin.Explanation: (B) For the most part, the White Australia Policy sought to exclude Asians without saying so overtly. The emphasis on language allowed the authorities to enact a fundamentally racist policy while claiming only to be concerned with skills and education.