Question 1

Before the 1970s, the immigrant population in the U.S.

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A)   was more likely to receive public assistance than people born in the United States.
B)   was less likely to receive public assistance than people born in the United States.
C)   was just as likely to receive public assistance as people born in the United States.
D)   did not qualify for public assistance. B

Question 2

Which of the following groups has the highest proportion of unskilled illegal immigrants in the U.S.?

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A)   agricultural workers
B)   construction workers
C)   cleaning workers
D)   food preparers

Question 3

Illegal immigration can result in higher wages for domestic-born workers who are complementary inputs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Business income will decrease in the nation from which workers emigrate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

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A)   Australia
B)   United States
C)   Canada
D)   United Kingdom

Question 6

Common causes for a backflow in migration do not include which one of the following?

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A)   Expected gains in the new country are exceeded by actual gains.
B)   Living costs in the new country are higher than expected.
C)   Costs of being away from family and friends are greater than expected.
D)   Anticipated jobs and promotions are not found in the new country.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about illegal immigration?

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A)   Illegal immigrants are often willing to work for less pay, keeping costs and prices for consumer goods and services lower.
B)   Illegal immigration reduces wages for U.S. workers who are complementary inputs.
C)   Illegal immigration tends to reduce wages less for previous immigrants than for native-born workers.
D)   All of the other answers are correct.

Question 8

Other things equal, immigration has what effects on the destination nation?

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A)   reduced average wage rate, increased domestic output, increased business income, and lower total wage income of native-born workers
B)   reduced average wage rate, increased domestic output, increased business income, and greater total wage income of native-born workers
C)   increased average wage rate, increased domestic output, increased business income, and greater total wage income of native-born workers
D)   increased average wage rate, reduced domestic output, reduced business income, and lower total wage income of native-born workers

Question 9

Other things equal, larger wage differences between nations tend to increase the flow of immigration toward the country with higher wage opportunities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Beaten paths" from one country to another

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A)   discourage migration to that country because of a perception that all of the good jobs have already been taken.
B)   discourage migration by increasing the cost of moving.
C)   encourage migration by providing employment contacts and job information.
D)   are more prevalent the greater the distance between the two countries.

Question 11

Famous American companies founded by immigrants or their children include the following, except

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A)   Apple.
B)   Google.
C)   Ford Motors.
D)   General Electric.

Question 12

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2013 were parents, children, siblings, or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S. residents?

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A)   16 percent
B)   57 percent
C)   66 percent
D)   81 percent

Question 13

Illegal immigrants displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is false?

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A)   Greater distance reduces the likelihood of migration.
B)   Greater stocks of human capital result in greater personal productivity and earnings.
C)   The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries.
D)   Implicit costs of migrating are not affected by distance.

Question 15

What portion of the engineering and computer science doctorate degree holders in the U.S. are foreign born?

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A)   about 10 percent
B)   about 25 percent
C)   about 50 percent
D)   about 75 percent

Question 16

Remittances by Mexican workers in the United States to their families in Mexico tend to reduce the gains from immigration to the United States and increase it for Mexico.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

U.S. workers will be attracted to otherwise undesirable work as long as

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A)   the compensating wage differential is high enough.
B)   the compensating wage differential is low enough.
C)   there are not enough illegal immigrants to fill all of the available jobs.
D)   there are laws that restrict illegal immigrants from working in the U.S.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most accurate about welfare utilization by immigrant and nonimmigrant households (households with minor children)  in 2009?

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A)   Over half of immigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of nonimmigrant households received assistance.
B)   Over half of nonimmigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of immigrant households received assistance.
C)   Households headed by an illegal immigrant were less likely (as a percentage of households)  to receive some form of welfare than legal immigrant and nonimmigrant households.
D)   Immigrant and nonimmigrant households have similar rates of welfare utilization. A

Question 19

Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S. labor markets would

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A)   reduce wages in the United States.
B)   increase employment of domestic-born workers, but by a lesser amount than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers.
C)   increase employment of domestic-born workers at a rate of one-for-one with the jobs lost by illegal workers.
D)   increase employment of domestic-born workers by an amount greater than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers. B

Question 20

The H1-B provision of immigration law

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A)   allows 65,000 high-skilled workers in specialty occupations to enter and work in the United States for six years.
B)   raised U.S. annual immigration quotas from 500,000 to 700,000.
C)   established a lottery for the admission of diversity immigrants into the United States.
D)   provided amnesty to over one million illegal immigrants in 1989-1991, allowing them to become legal citizens of the United States.

Exam 25: Immigration

Before the 1970s, the immigrant population in the U.S.

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Which of the following groups has the highest proportion of unskilled illegal immigrants in the U.S.?

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Illegal immigration can result in higher wages for domestic-born workers who are complementary inputs.

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Business income will decrease in the nation from which workers emigrate.

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Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

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Common causes for a backflow in migration do not include which one of the following?

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Which of the following statements is true about illegal immigration?

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Other things equal, immigration has what effects on the destination nation?

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Other things equal, larger wage differences between nations tend to increase the flow of immigration toward the country with higher wage opportunities.

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"Beaten paths" from one country to another

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Famous American companies founded by immigrants or their children include the following, except

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According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2013 were parents, children, siblings, or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S. residents?

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Illegal immigrants displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.

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Which of the following statements is false?

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What portion of the engineering and computer science doctorate degree holders in the U.S. are foreign born?

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Remittances by Mexican workers in the United States to their families in Mexico tend to reduce the gains from immigration to the United States and increase it for Mexico.

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U.S. workers will be attracted to otherwise undesirable work as long as

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Which of the following statements is most accurate about welfare utilization by immigrant and nonimmigrant households (households with minor children) in 2009?

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Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S. labor markets would

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The H1-B provision of immigration law

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