Question 1

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that more than one million illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A decrease in wage rates in the United States will

Accepted Answer

A) decrease total wage income if labor demand is elastic. 
B) increase total wage income if labor demand is inelastic. 
C) increase total wage income if labor demand is elastic. 
D) decrease total wage income regardless of the elasticity of labor demand. 
A) decrease total wage income if labor demand is elastic. 
B) increase total wage income if labor demand is inelastic. 
C) increase total wage income if labor demand is elastic. 
D) decrease total wage income regardless of the elasticity of labor demand.

Question 4

What is the quota for "diversity immigrants" into the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million per year 
B) 500,000 per year 
C) 50,000 per year 
D) 25,000 per year 
A) 1 million per year 
B) 500,000 per year 
C) 50,000 per year 
D) 25,000 per year

Question 5

Other things equal, the greater the degree of complementarity between potential immigrants and native-born workers, the

Accepted Answer

A) lower the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
B) lower the marginal benefit of additional immigrants. 
C) greater the marginal cost of additional immigrants. 
D) greater the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
A) lower the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
B) lower the marginal benefit of additional immigrants. 
C) greater the marginal cost of additional immigrants. 
D) greater the optimal quantity of immigrants.

Question 6

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants to the United States in 2013 were refugees or diversity immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A) 27 percent 
B) 66 percent 
C) 16 percent 
D) 18 percent 
A) 27 percent 
B) 66 percent 
C) 16 percent 
D) 18 percent

Question 7

Immigrants or their children have founded what portion of the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S.companies in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 40 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 40 percent

Question 8

When an immigrant sends a remittance from his host country to his family in his home country, the benefits of immigration to the

Accepted Answer

A) home and host country are increased. 
B) home and host country are decreased. 
C) host country are increased, but decreased to the home country. 
D) host country are decreased, but increased to the home country. 
A) home and host country are increased. 
B) home and host country are decreased. 
C) host country are increased, but decreased to the home country. 
D) host country are decreased, but increased to the home country.

Question 9

Assuming migration is unimpeded and costless, which of the following statements is most accurate about the effect of immigration on wages in both the origin and destination nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, and overall wage income must rise. 
B) Wages will rise in both nations, and overall wage income must rise. 
C) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, and the wage changes must cancel each other, resulting in no net change in overall wage income. 
D) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, but the effect on overall wage income depends on the elasticities of labor demand. 
A) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, and overall wage income must rise. 
B) Wages will rise in both nations, and overall wage income must rise. 
C) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, and the wage changes must cancel each other, resulting in no net change in overall wage income. 
D) Wages will rise in the origin nation and fall in the destination nation, but the effect on overall wage income depends on the elasticities of labor demand.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about migration behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Older workers are more likely to migrate than younger workers. 
B) Migrants are more likely to migrate to countries farther rather than nearer to their home country. 
C) Single workers are more likely to migrate than workers with spouses and children. 
D) Workers are less likely to migrate where "beaten paths" exist. 
A) Older workers are more likely to migrate than younger workers. 
B) Migrants are more likely to migrate to countries farther rather than nearer to their home country. 
C) Single workers are more likely to migrate than workers with spouses and children. 
D) Workers are less likely to migrate where "beaten paths" exist.

Question 12

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

Accepted Answer

A) rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
B) fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
C) rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
D) fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
A) rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
B) fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
C) rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
D) fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor.

Question 13

Beginning in 1990, the Federal government

Accepted Answer

A) decreased the annual immigration quota from 700,000 to 500,000. 
B) increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 700,000. 
C) increased the annual immigration quota from 250,000 to 500,000. 
D) increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 1 million. 
A) decreased the annual immigration quota from 700,000 to 500,000. 
B) increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 700,000. 
C) increased the annual immigration quota from 250,000 to 500,000. 
D) increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 1 million.

Question 14

The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries because close proximity reduces the cost of the move relative to anticipated benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary motivation for economic immigration is

Accepted Answer

A) the prospect of paying lower prices for goods and services. 
B) to flee political oppression. 
C) the opportunity to increase earnings and standard of living. 
D) to reunite with family members. 
A) the prospect of paying lower prices for goods and services. 
B) to flee political oppression. 
C) the opportunity to increase earnings and standard of living. 
D) to reunite with family members.

Question 16

A recent estimate of the fiscal burden on state and local government for low-skilled immigrant households is nearly

Accepted Answer

A) $10 billion annually. 
B) $30 billion annually. 
C) $50 billion annually. 
D) $100 billion annually. 
A) $10 billion annually. 
B) $30 billion annually. 
C) $50 billion annually. 
D) $100 billion annually.

Question 17

"Beaten paths" from one country to another

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 18

Economists treat economic immigration as a human capital investment decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the best evidence, immigration in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) raises the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and decreases the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers. 
B) increases the wages of both low-skilled native-born workers and highly skilled native-born workers. 
C) reduces the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and increases the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers. 
D) reduces the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and may decrease the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers. 
A) raises the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and decreases the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers. 
B) increases the wages of both low-skilled native-born workers and highly skilled native-born workers. 
C) reduces the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and increases the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers. 
D) reduces the wages of low-skilled native-born workers and may decrease the salaries of highly skilled native-born workers.

Question 20

Of all of the people who became permanent legal residents of the U.S.in 2013, about how many were sponsored by employers?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 25: Immigration

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that more than one million illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

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?

A decrease in wage rates in the United States will

What is the quota for "diversity immigrants" into the U.S.?

Other things equal, the greater the degree of complementarity between potential immigrants and native-born workers, the

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants to the United States in 2013 were refugees or diversity immigrants?

Immigrants or their children have founded what portion of the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S.companies in 2010?

When an immigrant sends a remittance from his host country to his family in his home country, the benefits of immigration to the

Assuming migration is unimpeded and costless, which of the following statements is most accurate about the effect of immigration on wages in both the origin and destination nations?

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

Which of the following statements is true about migration behavior?

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

Beginning in 1990, the Federal government

The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries because close proximity reduces the cost of the move relative to anticipated benefits.

The primary motivation for economic immigration is

A recent estimate of the fiscal burden on state and local government for low-skilled immigrant households is nearly

"Beaten paths" from one country to another

Economists treat economic immigration as a human capital investment decision.

According to the best evidence, immigration in the U.S.

Of all of the people who became permanent legal residents of the U.S.in 2013, about how many were sponsored by employers?

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