Question 1

Legal immigration into the U.S.can be done through the following ways, except

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A) annual immigration quotas. 
B) refugee program. 
C) H1-B provision. 
D) tourism visas. 
A) annual immigration quotas. 
B) refugee program. 
C) H1-B provision. 
D) tourism visas.

Question 2

Which of the following is an explicit cost of migration?

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A) wages a worker gives up when they leave their home country 
B) adapting to a new culture 
C) paying application fees 
D) the stress of looking for a job in a new country 
A) wages a worker gives up when they leave their home country 
B) adapting to a new culture 
C) paying application fees 
D) the stress of looking for a job in a new country

Question 3

Other things equal,

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A) workers with higher levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
B) workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
C) smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration between countries. 
D) workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries regardless of the distance between countries. 
A) workers with higher levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
B) workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
C) smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration between countries. 
D) workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries regardless of the distance between countries.

Question 4

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

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A) increased fines on employers who hire illegal immigrants. 
B) boosted funding for fencing, monitoring, and policing the U.S.-Mexican border. 
C) created a guest-worker program. 
D) created an amnesty program for illegal immigrants. 
A) increased fines on employers who hire illegal immigrants. 
B) boosted funding for fencing, monitoring, and policing the U.S.-Mexican border. 
C) created a guest-worker program. 
D) created an amnesty program for illegal immigrants.

Question 5

Economists point out that the strong inflow of undocumented workers to some extent reflects the

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A) increasing return to capital in the United States. 
B) increasing scarcity of unskilled labor in other countries. 
C) more lenient immigration laws. 
D) increasing scarcity of domestic unskilled labor in the United States. 
A) increasing return to capital in the United States. 
B) increasing scarcity of unskilled labor in other countries. 
C) more lenient immigration laws. 
D) increasing scarcity of domestic unskilled labor in the United States.

Question 6

Which of the following is an implicit cost of migration?

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A) the cost of traveling to a new country 
B) having to adapt to a new culture 
C) paying application fees 
D) payment to an expediter 
A) the cost of traveling to a new country 
B) having to adapt to a new culture 
C) paying application fees 
D) payment to an expediter

Question 7

The optimal level of immigration occurs where marginal benefit is at its greatest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What portion of the engineering and computer science doctorate degree holders in the U.S.are foreign born?

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A) about 10 percent 
B) about 25 percent 
C) about 50 percent 
D) about 75 percent 
A) about 10 percent 
B) about 25 percent 
C) about 50 percent 
D) about 75 percent

Question 9

According to estimates, what percentage of agricultural workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 20 
A) 14 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 20

Question 10

Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from

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A) −5 to −2 percent. 
B) +2 to +3 percent. 
C) −5 to +3 percent. 
D) −3 to +2 percent. 
A) −5 to −2 percent. 
B) +2 to +3 percent. 
C) −5 to +3 percent. 
D) −3 to +2 percent.

Question 11

Which of the following cases best illustrates economic immigration?

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A) Sophia migrated to Germany to rejoin her family. 
B) Julio migrated to Australia to take a job paying three times what he earned at home. 
C) Nguyen migrated to the United States to escape religious persecution. 
D) Vladimir migrated to Great Britain to avoid political imprisonment. 
A) Sophia migrated to Germany to rejoin her family. 
B) Julio migrated to Australia to take a job paying three times what he earned at home. 
C) Nguyen migrated to the United States to escape religious persecution. 
D) Vladimir migrated to Great Britain to avoid political imprisonment.

Question 12

The majority of international migrants move to

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A) the U.S.and Canada. 
B) Western Europe. 
C) countries relatively close to their home countries. 
D) Japan and Australia. 
A) the U.S.and Canada. 
B) Western Europe. 
C) countries relatively close to their home countries. 
D) Japan and Australia.

Question 13

Suppose the elasticity of labor demand is 1.4.Then a decrease in the wage rate will

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A) decrease total wage income. 
B) increase total wage income. 
C) have no impact on total wage income. 
D) have an indeterminate impact on total wage income. 
A) decrease total wage income. 
B) increase total wage income. 
C) have no impact on total wage income. 
D) have an indeterminate impact on total wage income.

Question 14

Economic models of illegal immigration suggest that domestic-born workers avoid certain types of work more because the inflow of immigrants has reduced wages, rather than because the work is unpleasant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Economic theory suggests that the optimal level of immigration in the United States

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A) is zero. 
B) occurs where the marginal benefit of the last immigrant equals or just exceeds the marginal cost of the last immigrant. 
C) occurs where the marginal benefit of the last immigrant equals or just exceeds zero. 
D) occurs at the level where the difference between the marginal benefit and marginal cost of the last immigrant is maximized. 
A) is zero. 
B) occurs where the marginal benefit of the last immigrant equals or just exceeds the marginal cost of the last immigrant. 
C) occurs where the marginal benefit of the last immigrant equals or just exceeds zero. 
D) occurs at the level where the difference between the marginal benefit and marginal cost of the last immigrant is maximized.

Question 16

In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

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A) always be reduced to zero through migration. 
B) be greater than zero because of migration costs. 
C) always be sufficient to cover the marginal costs of migration. 
D) be smaller the greater the distance between the countries. 
A) always be reduced to zero through migration. 
B) be greater than zero because of migration costs. 
C) always be sufficient to cover the marginal costs of migration. 
D) be smaller the greater the distance between the countries.

Question 17

Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers.Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

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A) Migration between countries is unimpeded. 
B) Immigrant workers make remittances to their home country. 
C) Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are substitute resources. 
D) Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are complementary resources. 
A) Migration between countries is unimpeded. 
B) Immigrant workers make remittances to their home country. 
C) Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are substitute resources. 
D) Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.

Question 18

Economic theory suggests that immigration should be allowed into a country until the marginal benefit of the last immigrant is zero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

(Consider This) According to the Council of Economic Advisers,

Accepted Answer

A) skilled immigrants regularly displace domestic-born workers. 
B) skilled immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in services from the government. 
C) immigration is a net drain on the U.S.economy and should be more tightly restricted. 
D) children of immigrants frequently lack the skills to perform well academically, particularly in math and science. 
A) skilled immigrants regularly displace domestic-born workers. 
B) skilled immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in services from the government. 
C) immigration is a net drain on the U.S.economy and should be more tightly restricted. 
D) children of immigrants frequently lack the skills to perform well academically, particularly in math and science.

Question 20

From 2000 to 2009, the net annual inflow of illegal immigrants has averaged about

Accepted Answer

A) 250,000 per year. 
B) 500,000 per year. 
C) 750,000 per year. 
D) 1 million per year. 
A) 250,000 per year. 
B) 500,000 per year. 
C) 750,000 per year. 
D) 1 million per year.

Exam 25: Immigration

Legal immigration into the U.S.can be done through the following ways, except

Which of the following is an explicit cost of migration?

Other things equal,

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Economists point out that the strong inflow of undocumented workers to some extent reflects the

Which of the following is an implicit cost of migration?

The optimal level of immigration occurs where marginal benefit is at its greatest.

What portion of the engineering and computer science doctorate degree holders in the U.S.are foreign born?

According to estimates, what percentage of agricultural workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from

Which of the following cases best illustrates economic immigration?

The majority of international migrants move to

Suppose the elasticity of labor demand is 1.4.Then a decrease in the wage rate will

Economic models of illegal immigration suggest that domestic-born workers avoid certain types of work more because the inflow of immigrants has reduced wages, rather than because the work is unpleasant.

Economic theory suggests that the optimal level of immigration in the United States

In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers.Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

Economic theory suggests that immigration should be allowed into a country until the marginal benefit of the last immigrant is zero.

(Consider This) According to the Council of Economic Advisers,

From 2000 to 2009, the net annual inflow of illegal immigrants has averaged about

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