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. 
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.

Question 2

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. 
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 3

The average fiscal burden on state and local government for each low-skilled immigrant household may be as high as

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A) $5,500 per household per year. 
B) $9,200 per household per year. 
C) $19,500 per household per year. 
D) $31,600 per household per year. 
A) $5,500 per household per year. 
B) $9,200 per household per year. 
C) $19,500 per household per year. 
D) $31,600 per household per year.

Question 4

Immigrants tend to choose countries closer to their country of origin because

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A) bordering countries always have high wage rates. 
B) there are fewer beaten paths to nearby countries, and therefore better prospects of finding a good job. 
C) neighboring countries usually speak the same language. 
D) migration costs tend to be directly related to distance from the country of origin. 
A) bordering countries always have high wage rates. 
B) there are fewer beaten paths to nearby countries, and therefore better prospects of finding a good job. 
C) neighboring countries usually speak the same language. 
D) migration costs tend to be directly related to distance from the country of origin.

Question 5

U.S.immigrants (legal and illegal) have

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A) higher prison rates and crime rates than the native-born population. 
B) lower prison rates and crime rates than the native-born population. 
C) lower prison rates, but illegal immigrants have higher crime rates, than the native-born population. 
D) higher prison rates, but lower crime rates, than the native-born population.Difficulty: 02 Medium 
A) higher prison rates and crime rates than the native-born population. 
B) lower prison rates and crime rates than the native-born population. 
C) lower prison rates, but illegal immigrants have higher crime rates, than the native-born population. 
D) higher prison rates, but lower crime rates, than the native-born population.Difficulty: 02 Medium

Question 6

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if it

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A) reduces wages and labor demand is inelastic. 
B) reduces the rate of return on capital. 
C) increases the rate of return on capital. 
D) causes production costs to rise. 
A) reduces wages and labor demand is inelastic. 
B) reduces the rate of return on capital. 
C) increases the rate of return on capital. 
D) causes production costs to rise.

Question 7

Because there are costs to migration,

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A) complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur, even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B) migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C) migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D) wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources. 
A) complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur, even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B) migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C) migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D) wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.

Question 8

Other things equal, the voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations will

Accepted Answer

A) increase business or capitalist incomes in the low-paying nations. 
B) reduce real output in the world. 
C) increase business or capitalist incomes in the high-paying nations. 
D) reduce wage rates in the low-paying nations. 
A) increase business or capitalist incomes in the low-paying nations. 
B) reduce real output in the world. 
C) increase business or capitalist incomes in the high-paying nations. 
D) reduce wage rates in the low-paying nations.

Exam 25: Immigration

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

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?

The average fiscal burden on state and local government for each low-skilled immigrant household may be as high as

Immigrants tend to choose countries closer to their country of origin because

U.S.immigrants (legal and illegal) have

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if it

Because there are costs to migration,

Other things equal, the voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations will

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