Question 1

Money and goods flowing between immigrants moves only in one direction,from receiving country to sending country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Emigration and immigration policies refer to sets of rules and regulations established by countries with regards to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  currency transfers
B)  foreign exchange
C)  the movement of people across borders
D)  the movement of people and goods across borders

Question 3

What do some fear will happen if immigrants fail to assimilate?

Accepted Answer

A)  movers will threaten the social fabric
B)  movers will raise the level of their remittances to sending countries
C)  movers will establish private schools
D)  movers will become citizens

Question 4

Why was the Bracero Program started?

Accepted Answer

A)  to circumvent the quota system imposed by the National Origins Act
B)  to supply the growing aviation industry with skilled labor,in the years after World War II
C)  to supply labor for defense industry jobs during World War II
D)  to stem labor shortages,especially in agriculture and railroad maintenance,in the years after World War II

Question 5

What sorts of questions do sociologists ask about migration that get beyond individual motivations and the basic desire to make a better life for oneself?

Accepted Answer

Sociologists assume that everyone wants ...

Question 6

What is the significance of brain drain and why is it important to stem it?

Accepted Answer

Many countries are rightly concerned abo...

Question 7

What are second-generation children said to have inherited from their parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  at least a portion of their parents' migrant energy
B)  none of their parents' migrant energy
C)  none of their parents' tied mover status
D)  at least a portion of their parents' tied mover status

Question 8

Countries that have high numbers of emigrants are said to be sending countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to world migration data for 2010,__________ is the top sending country.

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  India
C)  Mexico
D)  the Russian Federation

Question 10

Which of the following factors explains why U.S.immigration rules and regulations are so often changed and adjusted?

Accepted Answer

A)  concerns about declining population,especially in parts of the West and Northwest
B)  efforts to maintain policies similar to those of other nations
C)  efforts to maintain the country's status as a "melting pot"
D)  war,racism,prejudices,changing ideologies and tolerances,and fluctuating needs for labor

Question 11

Of the following indicators,which is generally considered a poor sign of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether immigrants learn the language of the host country
B)  whether immigrants become citizens of the host country
C)  whether immigrants start smoking or quit smoking
D)  whether immigrants are spatially concentrated

Question 12

The decision to emigrate and the consequences of immigrating are the result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social structures and restrictions on certain groups
B)  social structures
C)  individual motivations and personalities
D)  individual motivations and personalities and social structures

Question 13

There were no numerical limitations on immigration to the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The postwar boom ended the Bracero Program between the United States and Mexico after soldiers returned home at the end of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The difference between movers-at-heart and tied movers is based on wage rates in the sending country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2010,Mexico received more migrant remittances than any other country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the effects of remittances?

Accepted Answer

There is little doubt that remittances i...

Question 18

How do sociologists access the extent to which immigrants may have help in assimilating when researching immigrant assimilation?

Accepted Answer

One way to address this question is to e...

Question 19

Research shows that immigrants who expect to stay permanently in the United States are more likely to learn English and move out of ethnic enclaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Numerically unlimited LPR status is granted to which group or groups of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  spouses of adult U.S.citizens
B)  spouses and children of adult U.S.citizens
C)  spouses,children,and parents of adult U.S.citizens
D)  spouses,children,siblings,and parents of adult U.S.citizens

Exam 12: Immigration

Which of the following factors explains why U.S.immigration rules and regulations are so often changed and adjusted?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Of the following indicators,which is generally considered a poor sign of assimilation?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What sorts of questions do sociologists ask about migration that get beyond individual motivations and the basic desire to make a better life for oneself?

Correct AnswerverifiedSociologists assume that everyone wants ...View AnswerShow Answer

Why was the Bracero Program started?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Emigration and immigration policies refer to sets of rules and regulations established by countries with regards to __________.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

According to world migration data for 2010,__________ is the top sending country.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What do some fear will happen if immigrants fail to assimilate?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What are the effects of remittances?

Correct AnswerverifiedThere is little doubt that remittances i...View AnswerShow Answer

What is the significance of brain drain and why is it important to stem it?

Correct AnswerverifiedMany countries are rightly concerned abo...View AnswerShow Answer

The difference between movers-at-heart and tied movers is based on wage rates in the sending country.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In 2010,Mexico received more migrant remittances than any other country.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The postwar boom ended the Bracero Program between the United States and Mexico after soldiers returned home at the end of World War II.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Money and goods flowing between immigrants moves only in one direction,from receiving country to sending country.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

How do sociologists access the extent to which immigrants may have help in assimilating when researching immigrant assimilation?

Correct AnswerverifiedOne way to address this question is to e...View AnswerShow Answer

There were no numerical limitations on immigration to the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Research shows that immigrants who expect to stay permanently in the United States are more likely to learn English and move out of ethnic enclaves.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The decision to emigrate and the consequences of immigrating are the result of __________.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What are second-generation children said to have inherited from their parents?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Numerically unlimited LPR status is granted to which group or groups of people?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Countries that have high numbers of emigrants are said to be sending countries.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Sociologists assume that everyone wants ...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
There is little doubt that remittances i...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified
Many countries are rightly concerned abo...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
One way to address this question is to e...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified