Question 1

Immigrants made up approximately what percentage of the U.S.labor force in 2007?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 16 percent 
D) 33 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 16 percent 
D) 33 percent

Question 2

Any migration that affects the economies of the countries involved is referred to as "economic immigration."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The net effect is zero, as illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B) Total employment increases, but with some substitution of illegal immigrants for domestic-born workers. 
C) Total employment decreases. 
D) Total employment increases, with no displacement of or substitution for domestic-born workers. 
A) The net effect is zero, as illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B) Total employment increases, but with some substitution of illegal immigrants for domestic-born workers. 
C) Total employment decreases. 
D) Total employment increases, with no displacement of or substitution for domestic-born workers.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 5

Older workers are

Accepted Answer

A) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers have lower moving costs. 
B) much less likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers are more likely to have children at home. 
C) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older have lower implicit costs of migrating. 
D) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because younger workers have stronger roots and ties to the local community. 
A) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers have lower moving costs. 
B) much less likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers are more likely to have children at home. 
C) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older have lower implicit costs of migrating. 
D) much more likely to migrate than younger workers because younger workers have stronger roots and ties to the local community.

Question 6

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

Accepted Answer

A) backflow. 
B) brain drain. 
C) reverse migration. 
D) negative self-selection. 
A) backflow. 
B) brain drain. 
C) reverse migration. 
D) negative self-selection.

Question 7

An increase in the mobility of labor across nations tends to decrease the world's output of goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As it relates to migration, self-selection is most likely to apply to

Accepted Answer

A) highly skilled immigrants. 
B) low-skilled immigrants. 
C) highly skilled domestic workers. 
D) low-skilled domestic workers. 
A) highly skilled immigrants. 
B) low-skilled immigrants. 
C) highly skilled domestic workers. 
D) low-skilled domestic workers.

Question 9

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S.in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

Accepted Answer

A) they are complementary resources to immigrant workers. 
B) they are substitute resources for immigrant workers. 
C) demand for their labor is elastic. 
D) immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries. 
A) they are complementary resources to immigrant workers. 
B) they are substitute resources for immigrant workers. 
C) demand for their labor is elastic. 
D) immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries.

Question 11

Between the 1970s and 1998, immigrants

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Current U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Economic immigrants

Accepted Answer

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 affect the economy if they enter the country legally. 
D) include not only people, but also any capital that migrates from another country. 
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 affect the economy if they enter the country legally. 
D) include not only people, but also any capital that migrates from another country.

Question 14

"Beaten paths" in the context of labor migration are

Accepted Answer

A) routes taken previously by family, relatives, and friends. 
B) routes that have been overused by previous immigrants. 
C) routes that are no longer followed by immigrants. 
D) typical methods used to increase human capital. 
A) routes taken previously by family, relatives, and friends. 
B) routes that have been overused by previous immigrants. 
C) routes that are no longer followed by immigrants. 
D) typical methods used to increase human capital.

Question 15

Studies show that the largest negative impact of illegal immigrants is on

Accepted Answer

A) the wages of native-born workers. 
B) the average wage in the U.S. 
C) employment opportunities of native-born workers. 
D) the wages of previous immigrants. 
A) the wages of native-born workers. 
B) the average wage in the U.S. 
C) employment opportunities of native-born workers. 
D) the wages of previous immigrants.

Question 16

U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward

Accepted Answer

A) family reunification. 
B) diversifying the countries of origin. 
C) refugees and asylum seekers. 
D) skills and employment potential. 
A) family reunification. 
B) diversifying the countries of origin. 
C) refugees and asylum seekers. 
D) skills and employment potential.

Question 17

The elimination of barriers to the international flow of labor tends to

Accepted Answer

A) lower the wage rates for all labor. 
B) raise the wage rates for all labor. 
C) increase worldwide production efficiency. 
D) decrease worldwide production efficiency. 
A) lower the wage rates for all labor. 
B) raise the wage rates for all labor. 
C) increase worldwide production efficiency. 
D) decrease worldwide production efficiency.

Question 18

Efficiency gains from migration

Accepted Answer

A) will tend to be greater when workers migrate from nations with high unemployment to nations experiencing full employment. 
B) imply that all workers, domestic and migrant, are financially better off as a result of migration. 
C) will tend to be greater in countries experiencing "brain drain." 
D) usually benefit one nation at the expense of another. 
A) will tend to be greater when workers migrate from nations with high unemployment to nations experiencing full employment. 
B) imply that all workers, domestic and migrant, are financially better off as a result of migration. 
C) will tend to be greater in countries experiencing "brain drain." 
D) usually benefit one nation at the expense of another.

Question 19

"Backflows" occur when

Accepted Answer

A) two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B) physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C) immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D) migrants return to their home country. 
A) two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B) physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C) immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D) migrants return to their home country.

Question 20

Illegal immigrants overall contribute more in taxes than they receive in services from state and local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Immigration

Immigrants made up approximately what percentage of the U.S.labor force in 2007?

Any migration that affects the economies of the countries involved is referred to as "economic immigration."

What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?

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

Older workers are

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

An increase in the mobility of labor across nations tends to decrease the world's output of goods and services.

As it relates to migration, self-selection is most likely to apply to

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S.in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

Between the 1970s and 1998, immigrants

Current U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

Economic immigrants

"Beaten paths" in the context of labor migration are

Studies show that the largest negative impact of illegal immigrants is on

U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward

The elimination of barriers to the international flow of labor tends to

Efficiency gains from migration

"Backflows" occur when

Illegal immigrants overall contribute more in taxes than they receive in services from state and local governments.

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