Question 1

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.

Question 2

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers:

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A)   reduce the efficiency gains from migration.
B)   reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration.
C)   exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations.
D)   redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation.

Question 3

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor,we would expect world output to decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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. A

Question 6

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009,the net inflow of unauthorized immigrants was about:

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A)   100,000 annually.
B)   250,000 annually.
C)   350,000 annually.
D)   700,000 annually.

Question 7

Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively impacts the average American wage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

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A)   Poor information that leads a migrant to overestimate the net benefits of migration.
B)   High moving costs.
C)   Falling wages in a migrant's origin nation.
D)   High levels of skill transferability.

Question 9

Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time.If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally,which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

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A)   Payment to an expediter ("coyote") to facilitate his entry into the United States.
B)   A green card application fee.
C)   The loss of income from his current factory job.
D)   All of these are costs he must incur to migrate.

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S.standard of living by reducing:

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A)   the fiscal burdens of state and local governments.
B)   the average wages of domestic-born workers.
C)   crime rates.
D)   prices of goods and services produced with illegal immigrant labor. D

Question 12

Economic immigrants:

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A)   are defined as any international migrants that have an impact on the economy.
B)   are defined as international migrants motivated by economic gain.
C)   only impact the economy if they enter the country legally.
D)   include not only people,but also any capital that migrates from another country.

Question 13

Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from:

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A)   -5 to -2 percent.
B)   +2 to +3 percent.
C)   -5 to +3 percent.
D)   -3 to +2 percent.

Question 14

If the demand for labor in a country receiving immigrants is inelastic,the immigration will increase the total wages paid in that country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Between 1996 and 2006,cash welfare payments to immigrants:

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A)   rose by 20 percent.
B)   rose by 10 percent.
C)   fell by 73 percent.
D)   fell by 39 percent.

Question 16

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2011?

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A)   Mexico and Egypt.
B)   China and India.
C)   Pakistan and Iran.
D)   Vietnam and Thailand.

Question 17

The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is:

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A)   $800 million per year.
B)   $20 billion per year.
C)   $50 billion per year.
D)   $4.5 billion per year.

Question 18

Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics,approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2011 were parents,children,siblings,or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S.residents?

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A)   13 percent.
B)   57 percent.
C)   65 percent.
D)   81 percent.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Exam 24: Immigration

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

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Remittances and backflows of experienced workers:

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If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor,we would expect world output to decline.

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Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

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

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The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009,the net inflow of unauthorized immigrants was about:

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Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively impacts the average American wage.

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Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

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Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time.If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally,which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

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

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Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S.standard of living by reducing:

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Economic immigrants:

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Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from:

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If the demand for labor in a country receiving immigrants is inelastic,the immigration will increase the total wages paid in that country.

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Between 1996 and 2006,cash welfare payments to immigrants:

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Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2011?

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The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is:

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Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.

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According to the Office of Immigration Statistics,approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2011 were parents,children,siblings,or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S.residents?

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

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