Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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) 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 2

Recent proposals for immigration reform that have drawn intense political fire include the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) increasing fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. 
B) implementing a new amnesty program for illegal immigrants. 
C) shifting immigration quotas away from family ties toward education level and skills. 
D) creating a guest-worker program with a tight cap. 
A) increasing fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. 
B) implementing a new amnesty program for illegal immigrants. 
C) shifting immigration quotas away from family ties toward education level and skills. 
D) creating a guest-worker program with a tight cap.

Question 3

The H1-B provision of immigration law

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 4

About of recent annual labor force growth in the United States is the result of immigration.

Accepted Answer

A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half 
A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half

Question 5

One effect of immigration is to

Accepted Answer

A) decrease a nation's total output and productive capacity. 
B) make capital resources less scarce relative to labor. 
C) decrease economic efficiency on a worldwide basis. 
D) increase the wage bill in a nation experiencing immigration if the demand for labor is elastic. 
A) decrease a nation's total output and productive capacity. 
B) make capital resources less scarce relative to labor. 
C) decrease economic efficiency on a worldwide basis. 
D) increase the wage bill in a nation experiencing immigration if the demand for labor is elastic.

Question 6

The main driver of economic immigration is the opportunity to improve earnings and living standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The largest category of legal immigrants into the U.S.in 2013 was

Accepted Answer

A) family-sponsored immigrants. 
B) refugees. 
C) employment-based preferences. 
D) diversity immigrants. 
A) family-sponsored immigrants. 
B) refugees. 
C) employment-based preferences. 
D) diversity immigrants.

Question 8

In 2007, immigrants made up a larger portion of the labor force in the U.S.than that in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Suppose that Rosa is considering migration to another country.To move, she will have to spend $5,000 on transportation and $4,000 in application and other processing fees.Rosa's stream of future earnings in her home country is $500,000.She expects to earn a stream of future earnings of $800,000 in another country.Based on this information, Rosa will decide to migrate as long as the implicit costs of leaving her friends and family and adjusting to a new culture are

Accepted Answer

A) greater than $509,000. 
B) less than $300,000. 
C) less than $91,000. 
D) less than $291,000. 
A) greater than $509,000. 
B) less than $300,000. 
C) less than $91,000. 
D) less than $291,000.

Question 10

All illegal immigrants enter the U.S.and arrive here illegally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Other things equal, the optimal quantity of immigrants will be greater, the

Accepted Answer

A) higher the unemployment rate in the destination nation. 
B) greater the degree of substitutability between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
C) greater the degree of complementarity between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
D) lower the rate at which immigrants can be absorbed. 
A) higher the unemployment rate in the destination nation. 
B) greater the degree of substitutability between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
C) greater the degree of complementarity between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
D) lower the rate at which immigrants can be absorbed.

Question 12

Approximately how many people became permanent legal residents of the United States in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) 990,550 
B) 854,200 
C) 720,160 
D) 1,152,000 
A) 990,550 
B) 854,200 
C) 720,160 
D) 1,152,000

Question 13

There were over one million legal immigrants into the United States in 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

Accepted Answer

A) the migrant workers 
B) the labor unions in the country of origin 
C) the firms in the destination country 
D) the labor unions in the destination country 
A) the migrant workers 
B) the labor unions in the country of origin 
C) the firms in the destination country 
D) the labor unions in the destination country

Question 16

One generally recognized positive effect of illegal immigrants is

Accepted Answer

A) lower costs of products and thus lower prices for consumers. 
B) higher demand for social services. 
C) reduced average wage rates for workers in some sectors. 
D) positive effects on national defense. 
A) lower costs of products and thus lower prices for consumers. 
B) higher demand for social services. 
C) reduced average wage rates for workers in some sectors. 
D) positive effects on national defense.

Question 17

About of recent annual population growth in the United States is the result of immigration.

Accepted Answer

A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half 
A) one-tenth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half

Question 18

In 2013, the greatest number of legal immigrants arriving in the United States came from

Accepted Answer

A) India and North Korea. 
B) the Dominican Republic and Cuba. 
C) China and Vietnam. 
D) Mexico and China. 
A) India and North Korea. 
B) the Dominican Republic and Cuba. 
C) China and Vietnam. 
D) Mexico and China.

Question 19

Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S.have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

Accepted Answer

A) about 10 percent 
B) about 33 percent 
C) about 25 percent 
D) about 50 percent 
A) about 10 percent 
B) about 33 percent 
C) about 25 percent 
D) about 50 percent

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 25: Immigration

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

Recent proposals for immigration reform that have drawn intense political fire include the following, except

The H1-B provision of immigration law

About of recent annual labor force growth in the United States is the result of immigration.

One effect of immigration is to

The main driver of economic immigration is the opportunity to improve earnings and living standards.

The largest category of legal immigrants into the U.S.in 2013 was

In 2007, immigrants made up a larger portion of the labor force in the U.S.than that in Canada.

All illegal immigrants enter the U.S.and arrive here illegally.

Other things equal, the optimal quantity of immigrants will be greater, the

Approximately how many people became permanent legal residents of the United States in 2013?

There were over one million legal immigrants into the United States in 2013.

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

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

One generally recognized positive effect of illegal immigrants is

About of recent annual population growth in the United States is the result of immigration.

In 2013, the greatest number of legal immigrants arriving in the United States came from

Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S.have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

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

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