Question 1

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S.labor force in recent years?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

"Brain-drain" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) relatively low levels of human capital in low-income countries. 
B) effect of migration on human capital levels in high-income countries. 
C) emigration of highly educated workers to higher-income countries. 
D) inability of workers in low-income countries to achieve the levels of human capital possessed by workers in high-income countries. 
A) relatively low levels of human capital in low-income countries. 
B) effect of migration on human capital levels in high-income countries. 
C) emigration of highly educated workers to higher-income countries. 
D) inability of workers in low-income countries to achieve the levels of human capital possessed by workers in high-income countries.

Question 3

Worker migration will cause wage rates to equalize across two countries if all of the following conditions are met except that

Accepted Answer

A) migration is motivated strictly by wage differentials. 
B) neither nation restricts or interferes with migration. 
C) both countries use the same currency. 
D) migration has no cost. 
A) migration is motivated strictly by wage differentials. 
B) neither nation restricts or interferes with migration. 
C) both countries use the same currency. 
D) migration has no cost.

Question 4

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B) an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C) a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D) a decrease in output and a rising wage rate. 
A) an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B) an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C) a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D) a decrease in output and a rising wage rate.

Question 5

Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

Accepted Answer

A) wage rate disparities among nations. 
B) business or capitalist income in the world. 
C) labor productivity in the world. 
D) total wage income in the world. 
A) wage rate disparities among nations. 
B) business or capitalist income in the world. 
C) labor productivity in the world. 
D) total wage income in the world.

Question 7

According to the World Bank, remittances from its workers abroad accounted for what portion of Mexico's GDP in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 percent 
B) 2 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 20 percent 
A) 0.5 percent 
B) 2 percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 20 percent

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

With labor migration, the country of origin experiences

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B) an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C) a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D) a decrease in output and a rising wage rate. 
A) an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B) an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C) a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D) a decrease in output and a rising wage rate.

Question 10

Illegal immigration helps improve the standard of living for U.S.citizens by keeping prices lower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

(Consider This) Since 1990, U.S.immigrants have founded of every public companies financed by venture capital.

Accepted Answer

A) 1; 4 
B) 1; 3 
C) 1; 2 
D) 2; 5 
A) 1; 4 
B) 1; 3 
C) 1; 2 
D) 2; 5

Question 12

Which of the following groups does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A) permanent residents 
B) green-card recipients 
C) temporary immigrants 
D) overstaying aliens 
A) permanent residents 
B) green-card recipients 
C) temporary immigrants 
D) overstaying aliens

Question 13

A nation can maximize the net benefits from immigration by

Accepted Answer

A) contracting immigration until the extra welfare cost for taxpayers is zero. 
B) expanding immigration until its marginal benefits equal its marginal costs. 
C) expanding immigration, because it benefits society with a greater supply of products and increased demand for them. 
D) contracting immigration, because the benefits are minor and it reduces the wage rates of domestic workers. 
A) contracting immigration until the extra welfare cost for taxpayers is zero. 
B) expanding immigration until its marginal benefits equal its marginal costs. 
C) expanding immigration, because it benefits society with a greater supply of products and increased demand for them. 
D) contracting immigration, because the benefits are minor and it reduces the wage rates of domestic workers.

Question 14

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all agricultural workers in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 40 percent 
D) 25 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 40 percent 
D) 25 percent

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 16

Illegal immigration tends to

Accepted Answer

A) increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are complements to domestic-born workers. 
B) increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are substitutes for domestic-born workers. 
C) increase average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers. 
D) reduce average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers. 
A) increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are complements to domestic-born workers. 
B) increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are substitutes for domestic-born workers. 
C) increase average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers. 
D) reduce average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers.

Question 17

Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) United States 
C) Canada 
D) United Kingdom 
A) Australia 
B) United States 
C) Canada 
D) United Kingdom

Question 18

As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S.welfare system in 1996,

Accepted Answer

A) benefits were expanded for immigrants. 
B) immigrants are denied benefits for their first five years in the U.S. 
C) immigrants are denied benefits for their first three years in the U.S. 
D) more immigrants qualified for welfare benefits. 
A) benefits were expanded for immigrants. 
B) immigrants are denied benefits for their first five years in the U.S. 
C) immigrants are denied benefits for their first three years in the U.S. 
D) more immigrants qualified for welfare benefits.

Question 19

Which of the following groups does not fit in with the others?

Accepted Answer

A) illegal immigrants 
B) undocumented workers 
C) green-card holders 
D) overstaying aliens 
A) illegal immigrants 
B) undocumented workers 
C) green-card holders 
D) overstaying aliens

Question 20

The major reasons why people immigrate into the U.S.include the following, except

Accepted Answer

A) taking advantage of superior economic opportunities. 
B) escaping religious or political oppression in their home countries. 
C) reuniting with family members who are already U.S.immigrants. 
D) being kicked out of their home countries. 
A) taking advantage of superior economic opportunities. 
B) escaping religious or political oppression in their home countries. 
C) reuniting with family members who are already U.S.immigrants. 
D) being kicked out of their home countries.

Exam 25: Immigration

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S.labor force in recent years?

"Brain-drain" refers to the

Worker migration will cause wage rates to equalize across two countries if all of the following conditions are met except that

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

According to the World Bank, remittances from its workers abroad accounted for what portion of Mexico's GDP in 2015?

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

With labor migration, the country of origin experiences

Illegal immigration helps improve the standard of living for U.S.citizens by keeping prices lower.

(Consider This) Since 1990, U.S.immigrants have founded of every public companies financed by venture capital.

Which of the following groups does not belong with the others?

A nation can maximize the net benefits from immigration by

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all agricultural workers in the U.S.?

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

Illegal immigration tends to

Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S.welfare system in 1996,

Which of the following groups does not fit in with the others?

The major reasons why people immigrate into the U.S.include the following, except

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