Exam 9: New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges

The profiling of Arab Americans at airports is an example of ______.

In terms of structural integration, contemporary immigrant groups are narrowing the income gap over time, although many groups are handicapped by very low starting levels of human capital.

The issues of the "traditional" minority groups--African Americans and Native Americans--have not been resolved, although new immigrant groups continue to arrive. This was predicted by which social theorist?

According to the chapter text, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of a neoliberal policy.

Much like their Cuban counterparts, Haitians were defined by the U.S. government as political refugees eligible for asylum.

Haller and colleagues argue that contemporary immigrants face different barriers to successful adaptation because ______.

Compare and contrast the Hispanic and Asian immigrant groups. What differences exist in terms of human capital and modes of incorporation?

Over the past 50 years, immigration has flowed from the Global North to the Global South.

Incorporation via the secondary labor market is more typical for immigrants with lower levels of education and fewer job skills.

The nation that sent the most immigrants in 2012 was ______.

Describe the policies and practices that have been employed to control the flow of undocumented immigrants. How effective have these efforts been? What impacts have these efforts had on the broader society?

Which of the following is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere?

One of the best-known attempts to limit benefits to illegal immigrants occurred in 1994, when ______ voters passed Proposition 187.

The program enacted by President Obama that grants a 2-year, renewable reprieve from deportation for DREAMers has faced little political critique.

Salvadorans tend to reside in the East (40%), mostly in New York.

The Asian stream of immigrants consists primarily of highly educated professionals seeking opportunities to practice their careers and expand their skills.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be trapped by very low levels of human capital?

Americans tend to see immigrants as individuals acting on their own free will and often as individuals who participate in illegal activity.

Which of the following statements about Haitian immigrants is true?

The problems of exclusion and continuing prejudice and sexism are exacerbated by a number of trends in the larger society, including the continuing shift in subsistence technology from manufacturing to the service sector, which privileges groups who (in the past and today) have had access to education. This observation would most likely be made by which social theorist?